Sumerians
The Sumerians were the first cilvilazation in Mesopotamia. This is located in what is now southern Iraq on a flat plain. The area is borderd by the Tigris River and the Euphrates River. After time the Greeks named the land Mesopotamia meaning "the land between the rivers.''
Sumerians believed in several gods. They thought that gods had power over everything. For example, natural forces and human life. To please the gods, Sumerians built temple called ziggurats which means " mountains of god" or "hills of heaven."
Sumerians believed in several gods. They thought that gods had power over everything. For example, natural forces and human life. To please the gods, Sumerians built temple called ziggurats which means " mountains of god" or "hills of heaven."