Sumer - approximately "land of the civilized kings" or "native land" was an ancient civilization and historical region in southern Mesopotamia, modern-day southern Iraq, during the Chalcolithic and Early Bronze Age. Although the earliest forms of writing in the region do not go back much further than c. 3500 BCE, modern historians have suggested that Sumer was first permanently settled between c. 5500 and 4000 BCE by a non-Semitic people who spoke the Sumerian language (pointing to the names of cities, rivers, basic occupations, etc. as evidence). These conjectured, prehistoric people are now called "proto-Euphrateans" or "Ubaidians", and are theorized to have evolved from the Samarra culture of northern Mesopotamia (Assyria). The Ubaidians were the first civilizing force in Sumer, draining the marshes for agriculture, developing trade, and establishing industries, including weaving, leatherwork, metalwork, masonry, and pottery. "The Gardens of Babel" Please subscribe to our YoutTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/aaarguments Please join our Facebook Group Page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/Ancientastronautarguments/ Please visit our Website: http://c7publishing.com/AAA/ [Please note all rights are reserved for their owners. Any copyrighted material is presented under the fair use doctrine. If any such owner believes material is not covered by 17 U.S.C. § 107, please notify our channel and appropriate action will be taken. 17 U.S.C. § 107 - Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 17 U.S.C. § 106 and 17 U.S.C. § 106A, the fair use of a copyrighted work, including such use by reproduction in copies or phonorecords or by any other means specified by that section, for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching (including multiple copies for classroom use), scholarship, or research, is not an infringement of copyright. In determining whether the use made of a work in any particular case is a fair use the factors to be considered shall include: 1-the purpose and character of the use, including whether such use is of a commercial nature or is for nonprofit educational purposes; 2-the nature of the copyrighted work; 3-the amount and substantiality of the portion used in relation to the copyrighted work as a whole; and 4-the effect of the use upon the potential market for or value of the copyrighted work. The fact that a work is unpublished shall not itself bar a finding of fair use if such finding is made upon consideration of all the above factors.]

• published: 04 Nov 2014
• views: 31