The oldest civilizations of the world - what do we know about them?

All people seek to know the past in order to better understand the present and confidently go to the future. When did the origin of the oldest civilizations occur? How did the ancients live? Many stories that were true, already seem to us fiction - so it was a long time. Believe it or not, but now we will be transferred to the 4th millennium BC. And find out who the Sumerians are.

So, what happened in such a long time? On the banks of rivers began to emerge settlements that were built around the temple complexes. The Sumerian civilization settled in Mesopotamia. Where they came from, what they had for the language and many more questions still have no answer. By the way, their language is not like any other language of the world.

The ruler was the main person in the state. He personified not only the power of the earth, but also fulfilled the will of the gods. Therefore, the people obediently obeyed him, even if he did not agree - is it possible to argue with higher powers? The temple around which the city was built was also the main public place where important state actions took place, and here all the wealth of the city was accumulated.

Since at a time when there were ancient civilizations, there were several city-states, they fought among themselves, and strong, absorbing the weak, forced them to join. Of course, the invaders could not have warm feelings, but because such agreements were not reliable.

The Sumerians believed that the appearance of the gods was humanoid. Their images were compared with different heavenly bodies and planets. It is worth noting that it was the Sumerians who first began to study astronomy, discovered various planets, learned how their change affects people. Thanks to this, the initiates could predict the fate of people and assume what will happen in the future.

The temple of the Sumerians was large and multistage, it was called a ziggurat. The oldest civilizations influenced modern architecture, as some modern buildings in some ways look like ancient ones. People worshiped not one god, but several; There was polytheism. One of the rulers temporarily managed to force the people to worship a single god, but since many did not like it, after the death of the lord the Sumerians again returned to faith in several gods.

The culture was highly developed. The oldest civilizations valued medicine, mathematics, literature and many other arts that were held in high esteem and constantly studied, and therefore one can not call the Sumerians uneducated or wild. Libraries and schools helped people to be knowledgeable, so the people of the old past were smart and understood a lot about the phenomena around them.

The legacy of ancient civilizations, namely the Sumerians, is very rich. Many clay tablets have been found, which can not yet be deciphered. A huge number of sciences and teachings appeared in the Sumerian days, and we still use them. The system of modern writing is also taken from this wise people. In general, you can very long list the skills of the Sumerians, as they were surprisingly highly developed and owned many secrets of their crafts. It remains to be hoped that soon all their letters will be solved, thanks to which the ancient civilizations will open the veil of their secrets before us.