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- Mesopotamia (2719 bytes)
2: ...he [[alluvial plain]] lying ''between'' the [[Tigris]] and [[Euphrates]] rivers, in modern [[Iraq]] an...
6: ...time of the [[Persian Empire]] of [[Sassanid]]s this area was called ''Dil-i Iranshahr'' meaning "Iran...
18: Early cities in this region include:
24: ** [[Isin]]
29: ** [[Kish]] - Cartography (10500 bytes)
1: ...design |CAD]], [[geographic information system | GIS]], and specialized map illustration software.
3: ...tographic process rests on the premise that there is an objective reality and that we can make reliabl...
5: ==History==
9: ...turies BCE]]) of Babylonian history, was found at Nippur [http://www-oi.uchicago.edu/OI/PROJ/NIP/PUB93/NSC...
11: ...at the earth was cylindrical. In [[288 BCE]], [[Aristarchus]] of Samos was the first to say that the [... - Sumerian language (10760 bytes)
6: |family=[[Language isolate]]<br>
10: |iso1=-|iso2=sux|sil=-}}
12: ...are [[Semitic languages]], and [[Elamite]], which is an [[Elamo-Dravidian]] language.
15: ...dab.jpg|thumb|350px|[[26th century BC]] document listing gifts to the high priestess of [[Adab]] on th...
16: ...rassmaier who compiled an Alphabetisches Verzeichnis (cuneiform syllabary) in the 1880s, but Rawlinson... - Civilization (29205 bytes)
1: ...society]]. The term comes from the [[Latin]] ''civis'', meaning "citizen" or "townsman."
3: ... [[Teotihuacan]], Mexico. Building projects of this size require the social organization found in civ...
5: ...]] gardens. When used in this sense, civilization is an exclusive term, applied to some human groups a...
7: ...ntric than the first. In this sense civilization is nearly synonymous with [[culture]].
9: ...rness for 3 weeks." Additionally, it is used in this sense to refer to the potential [[global civiliza... - History of Sumer (5370 bytes)
3: .... The best-known dynasty, that of Lagash, is not listed there at all.)
6: ...ple of Enlil in [[Nippur]]. His successor, Agga, is said to have fought with [[Gilgamesh]] of [[Uruk]...
8: ...Mesilim]], king of Kish, who arbitrated a border dispute between [[Lugal-shag-engur]], high priest of ...
10: ...thereafter calling himself by the title "King of Kish".
14: ... [[terra cotta]] [[bas relief]]s of the king and his sons have been found, as well as lions' heads in ... - Sumer (14409 bytes)
5: ...ally regarded as a [[language isolate]] in [[Linguistics]] because it belongs to no known language fam...
7: == History ==
8: ''Main article: [[History of Sumer]].''
12: ...umer)|Kish]], [[Lagash]], [[Uruk]], [[Ur]], and [[Nippur]]. As these cities developed, they sought to asse...
14: ... led some to suggest that Gilgamesh really was a historical king of Uruk. - Civilizations (30128 bytes)
1: ...society]]. The term comes from the [[Latin]] ''civis'', meaning "citizen" or "townsman."
3: ... [[Teotihuacan]], Mexico. Building projects of this size require the social organization found in civ...
8: ...]] gardens. When used in this sense, civilization is an exclusive term, applied to some human groups a...
11: ...ntric than the first. In this sense civilization is nearly synonymous with [[culture]].
14: ...rness for 3 weeks." Additionally, it is used in this sense to refer to the potential [[global civiliza...
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