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| − | + | '''Sumerians''' were the people who dominated the southern mesopotamia through the end of the third millennium B.C. They were responsible for creating many aspects of Mesopotamian culture including irrigation technology. | |
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Their most famous king was Sargon the Great. | Their most famous king was Sargon the Great. | ||
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| + | The Sumerians had a written language consisting of [[cuneiform]] on clay tablets, and their most lasting architecture were the daunting [[ziggurats]]. The [[Tower of Babel]] is believed to have been of a ziggurat configuration. | ||
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| + | == Sources == | ||
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| + | The Earth and Its Peoples A Global History, Bulliet et al, 2005. | ||
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[[category:anthropology]] | [[category:anthropology]] | ||
| + | [[category:ancient history]] | ||
Revision as of 00:53, July 17, 2007
Sumerians were the people who dominated the southern mesopotamia through the end of the third millennium B.C. They were responsible for creating many aspects of Mesopotamian culture including irrigation technology.
Their most famous king was Sargon the Great.
The Sumerians had a written language consisting of cuneiform on clay tablets, and their most lasting architecture were the daunting ziggurats. The Tower of Babel is believed to have been of a ziggurat configuration.
Sources
The Earth and Its Peoples A Global History, Bulliet et al, 2005.