... decline was inevitable. The Sumerian people simply could not withstand invaders and began to fall to outside parties. The first of the invasions began in 2400 BC when an Akkadian king conquered the city-states. Their first ruler was Sargon I, who controlled almost the entire region by himself. The Sumerian culture and economy still lived on in this new empire, but ... a major influence on later cultures, because even after the collapse of the Sumerian civilization, it was still used in schools and temples. (Shuter) The oldest written story was called The Epic of Gilgamesh, and even thou...

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