Older Than the Sumerians

Join the Captivating History Book Club: https://bit.ly/3TMmpU2Get a FREE mythology bundle ebook covering Greek, Norse, and Egyptian mythology here: http://www.captivatinghistory.com/ebookYou can get the audiobook version of Ancient Mesopotamia here:https://www.amazon.com/Ancient-Mesopotamia-Introduction-Mesopotamian-Civilizations/dp/B0BHFCGY6XYou can get the paperback version of Ancient Mesopotamia here:https://www.amazon.com/Ancient-Mesopotamia-Introduction-Mesopotamian-Civilizations/dp/163716629XAnd the ebook version of Ancient Mesopotamia here:https://www.amazon.com/Ancient-Mesopotamia-Introduction-Mesopotamian-Civilizations-ebook/dp/B09ZF72NBBThe land between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers is called the “cradle of civilization,” and for good reason! Although Mesopotamia’s first civilization, Sumer, developed parallel with those of Egypt and nearby Elam, it was a place of many firsts for humanity. Some of them are well known, such as the wheel and the writing script. But it was the ancient Mesopotamians who first came up with the concept of time, the mathematical sexagesimal system, and a calendar with twelve months. It is all these inventions and ideas that set Mesopotamia apart from other civilizations that developed at approximately the same time.See all captivating history books here:https://www.amazon.com/author/captivatinghistoryFollow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/captivatinghistoryFollow us on Twitter: @CaptivHistory Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices