GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Detailed explanation-1: -The ancient Sumerians, the “black-headed ones, ‘’ lived in the southern part of what is now Iraq. The heartland of Sumer lay between the Euphrates and Tigris rivers, in what the Greeks later called Mesopotamia.

Detailed explanation-2: -Often called the “Cradle of Civilization, ‘’ Iraq was home to ancient Mesopotamian peoples who developed the world’s first writing, agriculture and cities, between 10, 000 and 3, 000 BCE. Powerful civilizations from the Sumerians to the Neo-Assyrians ruled the region.

Detailed explanation-3: -Definition. The Sumerians were the people of southern Mesopotamia whose civilization flourished between c. 4100-1750 BCE. Their name comes from the region which is frequently – and incorrectly – referred to as a “country”.

Detailed explanation-4: -When the Akkadian Empire fell, Northern Mesopotamia became Assyria and Southern Mesopotamia became Babylon. The modern peoples of Iraq, Assyrians, Chaldeans, Marsh Arabs and Iraqi Arabs are the descendants of the ancient Sumerians and Akkadians.