Sumer, the earliest sign of civilization

who started in Mesopotamia ( modern

day Iraq ).They lived in-between two

rivers: Euphrates and Tigris.

Some of Their Cities:

Uruk

Nippur

Eridu

Lagash

Marad

Ur

The wheel was invented

the Ancient Sumerian

times.

The Sumerians built ziggurats (temples) for their gods.

Mesopotamia is Greek

for between two rivers.

The Ancient Sumers

are famous for some

of the first numeracy and writing

Ancient Sumer

Saja

Ba'al

Ningal

Aquat

Marduk

Dagon

Anu

Tammuz

Inanna

Eteshkigal

Nergal

ANCIENT SUMERIAN GODS

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