🌍 The Sumerians, an ancient civilization, thrived in Mesopotamia (modern-day southern Iraq) from around 4500 BCE to 1900 BCE. They were one of the earliest urban societies, known for their significant contributions to human civilization.
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2/ 📚 Sumerians were renowned for their written language, known as cuneiform. This script, characterized by wedge-shaped marks on clay tablets, allowed for recording various aspects of their society, including literature, laws, religious texts and economic records.
3/ 🏛️ The Sumerians built impressive cities with monumental architecture. One notable city was Uruk, known for its massive ziggurat, a stepped pyramid temple dedicated to a specific deity. These structures served as religious and administrative centers.
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4/ 🌾 Agriculture played a vital role in Sumerian society. They developed sophisticated irrigation systems, enabling them to cultivate crops such as barley and wheat. Surplus food production supported the growth of cities and the emergence of specialized professions.
5/ ⚔️ Sumerians engaged in warfare and established city-states with distinctive cultures and rulers. They also had a complex pantheon of gods and goddesses, including deities like Inanna, Enlil and Utu. Sumerian culture laid the foundation for future civilizations in the region.
6/ Sumerians also made significant contributions in the field of mathematics, introducing a numerical system based on the concept of 60. This system influenced subsequent cultures, including the modern division of time into 60 seconds and minutes.
7/ Literature was highly esteemed in Sumerian culture. They produced epic poems, hymns, and myths, including the famous Epic of Gilgamesh, which is considered one of the earliest surviving works of literature.
8/ While Sumerian civilization eventually declined, its cultural and intellectual achievements had a lasting impact on later civilizations in Mesopotamia and beyond. The Sumerians laid the groundwork for systems of governance, writing, art and religion that would shape the… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
9/ If you're appetite is whetted, check out this fascinating video on Sumerian culture:
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