What were the defining characteristics of Sumerians?

Religion is a very important characteristic of a civilization. It's important because it has told everyone what to do in our everyday life, such as doing chores and preparing offerings for gods. We have expressed our religious beliefs by building statues and ziggurats. The image to the left is a ziggurat. read more

Mesopotamia existed on the flood plain between two rivers, the Euphrates and the Tigris, as the name Mesopotamia, derived from ancient Greek “between two rivers” suggests. Mesopotamia existed from about 5000 BC, believed to be the first evidence of human culture and ends with the rise of Achaemenid Persians around 1500 BC. read more