Sumer (/ ˈsuːmər /) is the earliest known civilization, located in the historical region of southern Mesopotamia (now south-central Iraq), emerging during the Chalcolithic and early Bronze …

Oct 9, 2019 · The Sumerians themselves referred to their region simply as “the land” or “the land of the black-headed people”. The Sumerians were responsible for many of the most important …

Dec 20, 2025 · Sumer, site of the earliest known civilization, located in the southernmost part of Mesopotamia, between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, in the area that later became …

Dec 7, 2017 · Sumer was an ancient civilization founded in the Mesopotamia region of the Fertile Crescent situated between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. Known for their innovations in …

Sep 16, 2025 · The Sumerians were the world’s first great civilization, the pioneers who carved cities out of the Mesopotamian plain and lit the flame of culture, science, and storytelling that …

Sumerians invented or perfected many forms of technology, including the wheel, mathematics, and cuneiform script. A city that with its surrounding territory forms an independent state. …

Sumerians invented picture- hieroglyphs that developed into later cuneiform, and their language vies with Ancient Egyptian for credit as the oldest known written human language.