[SunkenCiv]

1. One of the larger Sumerian cities may have had 80,000 residents.
2. The list of Sumerian rulers includes one woman.
3. The Sumerian city-states were often at war with one another.
4. The Sumerians were famously fond of beer.
5. Cuneiform writing was used for over 3,000 years.
6. The Sumerians were well-traveled trade merchants.
7. The hero of the Epic of Gilgamesh was probably a real Sumerian historical figure.
8. Sumerian mathematics and measurements are still used today.
9. Sumerian culture was lost to history until the 19th century.

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Epic of Gilgamesh and Gilgamesh keywords, chrono sorted, duplicates out, a three hour tour? A three hour tour?

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[SES1066]

One of the larger Sumerian cities may have had 80,000 residents.

Imagine the sewage and stench that these 80k people produced with their minimal sanitation abilities. I know that the infant death rates must have been horrendous! these start-up civilizations, to which we owe a great debt, got their start in the areas that could benefit from organized agriculture, which is why the 3 centers were in China, Indus River and this 'Fertile Crescent'.