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Sumer was the land of Sumerians in southern [[Mesopotamia]], in present-day Iraq. Ur was the most important city. The Sumerians greatest invention was [[cuneiform]] writing. They also invented the first codes of law, the first [[city-states]], the seed plow, the sailboat, and the potter’s wheel. | Sumer was the land of Sumerians in southern [[Mesopotamia]], in present-day Iraq. Ur was the most important city. The Sumerians greatest invention was [[cuneiform]] writing. They also invented the first codes of law, the first [[city-states]], the seed plow, the sailboat, and the potter’s wheel. | ||
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Revision as of 23:20, April 8, 2007
Sumer was the land of Sumerians in southern Mesopotamia, in present-day Iraq. Ur was the most important city. The Sumerians greatest invention was cuneiform writing. They also invented the first codes of law, the first city-states, the seed plow, the sailboat, and the potter’s wheel.