Ancient Mesopotamian Civilizations

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Sumer (4500-1900 BCE)

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The First recorded Bronze Age Civilization. A collection of city-states in Mesopotamia with a shared language and culture.

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Cuneiform

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One of the very first systems of writing, created by the Sumerians around 3000 BCE.

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Akkadian Empire (2334-2154 BCE)

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History's first empire, founded by Sargon the Great.

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Sargon the Great (r.2334-2279 BCE)

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Used a massive army with history's first chariot cavalry to conquer Mesopotamia.

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Enheduanna

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Sargon's daughter, considered history's first author, who recorded Sargon's story.