Sumerian civilization

Sumerian Civilization Civilizations have been created throughout the history of the world. There have been hundreds of established civilizations that have worked because of three important key traits. A civilization must have cities, specialized workers, and some form of writing system. (Krieger.et.al.31,32) These three things are what scholars believe make a culture "civilized". (Krieger.et.al.31) The Sumerians, who lived in the southern part of Mesopotamia, are known as the first group of …showed first 75 words of 669 total…

…showed last 75 words of 669 total…have been put together many times over thousands of years and have successfully created many civilizations. I think that scholars are definitely correct in assuming that these are the main traits one must have in putting together a working civilization. I find it amazing that people were communicating and trading and ultimately living thousands of years ago. It is really interesting to read about how civilizations were started and how they advanced through the ages.