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Sumerian civilization  

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  • Sumerian civilization began in the flood plains between the Tigris and the Euphrates rivers. Deep beneath the land that now covers most of modern day Iraq lies the ancient country of Sumer where Sumerian civilization thrived. [Source: Encyclopedia of Anthropology; Sumerian Civilization]

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