... could be compared to the Sumerians. Some historians believe that the Egyptians and Sumerians interacted with each other, but there is no evidence to support this. In the Sumerian and Egyptian archives, there is no indication as to whether or not they were independent, but nonetheless, their civilizations were similar. When looking at a map of the Middle East back then, you ... that their civilizations are quite close, but they seemed to have completely unaware of each other's presence. The major similarity they share with each other is their expertise in building pyramids and ziggurats....

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