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They gave us the beginnings of language, writing, law, and customs.

Only the Chinese culture doesn't derive from Sumer and Ur.

Most of the Old Testament is derived from their stories of their kings.

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by acting very very very stupid

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they created the alphabet

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Like most ancient peoples, the Sumerians/Babylonians were polytheistic, worshiping many gods.The Sumerians believed, in an afterlife.


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the trade with other peoples contribute to Greek civilization was because the Greek wanted to be the kings of the other countries so they said what they felt like saying.


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Originally by the priestess of the Great Goddess. Later by heredity.


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the sumerians introduced cuneiform, the earliest known form of wirting.


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Sumerians invented adding, subtracting, dividing and multiplying. The math were only taught in school.


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They were both located in Mesopotamia, modern day Iraq. The Sumerians is the earliest known civilization in the world and is known as the Cradle of Civilization. Babylon came later, and they used the Sumerian language for religious ceremonies.


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Yes they did, Sumerians were the first to settle, later the Akkadian people came and conquered but were later pushed out and the Sumerians regained control. Only to later be invaded by the Babylonians that made the capital at Babylon. So they did interact with each other and influence each other because they later established trade and you can find similar objects and happenings between the cultures.


What was the Mesopotamian civilization developed in a region known as?

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