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- The Sumerian civilisation was the earliest to evolve into a city-based civilisation .
Sumerian firsts
First in two things
1. Irrigation
Dams and canals
Example:
Canal irrigation
2. Building
Mud and burnt bricks
Example:
Houses
Defensive walls
- Their cities were Ur and several others in Sumer , in southern Mesopotamia.
- That is present-day southern Iraq .
They were the first in two things:
First to build
First to use
A system of
dams and canals for irrigation
Mud bricks and burnt bricks
in houses, defensive walls and other structures
Mud brick is dried in the sun. Burnt brick is baked in fire, which makes it much stronger.
