CIVILIZATION
SUMERIAN
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Question
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They built ziggurats.
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They made statues.
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They had irrigation.
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They had written laws and records.
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Detailed explanation-1: -All knowledge of their history, language and technology-even their name-was eventually forgotten. Their secrets remained buried in the deserts of Iraq until the 19th century when French and British archaeologists finally stumbled upon Sumerian artifacts while hunting for evidence of the ancient Assyrians.
Detailed explanation-2: -Sumer was first settled between 4500 and 4000 bce by a non-Semitic people who did not speak the Sumerian language. These people now are called proto-Euphrateans or Ubaidians, for the village Al-ĘżUbayd, where their remains were first discovered.
Detailed explanation-3: -The earliest known writing originated with the Sumerians about 5500 years ago. Writing was not invented for telling stories of the great conquests of kings or for important legal documents. Instead, the earliest known writing documented simple commercial transactions.