... exact dates around this time period, so people used religion as a starting point to understand mankind. The first civilization of mankind was in Ancient Mesopotamia around 1450 BCE. Sumerians developed cuneiform markings by pressing figures into mud or clay tablets and from here created ideograms and groupings of letters in syllables. Once the syllabary code had become established, "Sumerian ... scribes set to work recording economic transactions, astronomical charts, religious poems and prayers, medical regimens local decrees, arithmetical calculations in addition to word lists (groups...

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