The Sumerians: The History and Legacy of the Ancient Mesopotamian Empire that Established Civilization By Charles River Editors Kindle Edition The Sumerians: The History and Legacy of the Ancient Mesopotamian Empire that Established Civilization *Includes pictures *Includes links to online sources like the Epic of Gilgamesh and *Includes primary sources written by the ancient Sumerians *Includes a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents When American archaeologists discovered a collection of cuneiform tablets in Iraq in the late 19th century, they were confronted with a language and a people who were at the time only scarcely known to even the most knowledgeable scholars of ancient Mesopotamia: the Sumerians. The exploits and achievements of other Mesopotamian peoples, such as the Assyrians and Babylonians, were already known to a large segment of the population through the Old Testament and the nascent field of Near Eastern studies had unraveled the enigma of the Akkadian language that was widely used throughout the region in ancient times, but the discovery of the Sumerian tablets brought to light the existence of the Sumerian culture, which was the oldest of all the Mesopotamian cultures. Although the Sumerians continue to get second or even third billing compared to the Babylonians and Assyrians, perhaps because they never built an empire as great as the Assyrians or established a city as enduring and great as Babylon, they were the people who provided the template of civilization that all later Mesopotamians built upon. The Sumerians are credited with being the first people to invent writing, libraries, cities, and schools in Mesopotamia (Ziskind 1972, 34), and many would argue that they were the first people to create and do those things anywhere in world. For a people so great it is unfortunate that their accomplishments and contributions, not only to Mesopotamian civilization but to civilization in general, largely go unnoticed by the majority of the public. Perhaps the Sumerians were victims of their own success; they gradually entered the historical record, established a fine civilization, and then slowly submerged into the cultural patchwork of their surroundings. They also never suffered a great and sudden collapse like other peoples of the ancient Near East, such as the Hittites, Assyrians and Neo Babylonians did. A close examination of Sumerian culture and chronology reveals that the Sumerians set the cultural tone in Mesopotamia for several centuries in the realms of politics/governments, arts, literature, and religion. The Sumerians were truly a great people whose legacy continued long after they were gone. The Sumerians: The History and Legacy of the Ancient Mesopotamian Empire that Established Civilization traces the history and legacy of Sumer across several centuries. Along with pictures of important people, places, and events, you will learn about the history of the Sumerians like never before, in no time at all.

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Good basic information about the Sumerians The voice actor in the audio book is a little dry but he doesn t mispronounce things Kindle Edition Calling this a history book is a bit of overstretch it is just a short and quick introduction Howver I still gave it a three because it does provide a range of references for those who wish to pursue this subject further Kindle Edition Informativ og konsentrert Kindle Edition

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Includes pictures Includes links to online sources like the Epic of Gilgamesh and Includes primary sources written by the ancient Sumerians Includes a bibliography for further reading Includes a table of contents When American archaeologists discovered a collection of cuneiform tablets in Iraq in the late 19th century they were confronted with a language and a people who were at the time only scarcely known to even the most knowledgeable scholars of ancient Mesopotamia the Sumerians The exploits and achievements of other Mesopotamian peoples such as the Assyrians and Babylonians were already known to a large segment of the population through the Old Testament and the nascent field of Near Eastern studies had unraveled the enigma of the Akkadian language that was widely used throughout the region in ancient times but the discovery of the Sumerian tablets brought to light the existence of the Sumerian culture which was the oldest of all the Mesopotamian cultures Although the Sumerians continue to get second or even third billing compared to the Babylonians and Assyrians perhaps because they never built an empire as great as the Assyrians or established a city as enduring and great as Babylon they were the people who provided the template of civilization that all later Mesopotamians built upon The Sumerians are credited with being the first people to invent writing libraries cities and schools in Mesopotamia Ziskind 1972 34 and many would argue that they were the first people to create and do those things anywhere in world For a people so great it is unfortunate that their accomplishments and contributions not only to Mesopotamian civilization but to civilization in general largely go unnoticed by the majority of the public Perhaps the Sumerians were victims of their own success they gradually entered the historical record established a fine civilization and then slowly submerged into the cultural patchwork of their surroundings They also never suffered a great and sudden collapse like other peoples of the ancient Near East such as the Hittites Assyrians and Neo Babylonians did A close examination of Sumerian culture and chronology reveals that the Sumerians set the cultural tone in Mesopotamia for several centuries in the realms of politics governments arts literature and religion The Sumerians were truly a great people whose legacy continued long after they were gone The Sumerians The History and Legacy of the Ancient Mesopotamian Empire that Established Civilization traces the history and legacy of Sumer across several centuries Along with pictures of important people places and events you will learn about the history of the Sumerians like never before in no time at all The Sumerians The History and Legacy of the Ancient Mesopotamian Empire that Established CivilizationCharles River Editors is an independent publisher of thousands of ebooks on Kindle Nook Kobo and Apple iBookstore provider of original content for third parties..