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Sumer (former nation/state/empire) |
Note: Region that was once the southern division of Mesopotamia in the area that was later to become Babylonia, and is now in Southern Iraq from Baghdad to the Persian Gulf. Building upon a development of increasing progressive cultures, it is widely considered to be the first urban civilization. By the 4th millennium, Sumer was divided into 12 city states: Kish, Erech, Ur, Sippar, Akshak, Larak, Nippur, Adab, Umma, Lagash, Bad-tibira, and Larsa. Under the rule of Sargon of Akkad, political unity was imposed over Mesopotamia as a whole, ca. 2340 BCE. Sumer regained some it past power under the Third Dynasty of Ur (ca. 2060-1950 BCE), but the civilization disappeared as a distinct entity with the rise of Babylonia. |
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from the 4th millenium until the Amorites conquered Mesopotamia, after 1900 BCE |
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since the 6th millenium BCE |
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