Sumerian DBQ Have you ever wondered how some of the first civilizations ever came up with some ideas we still use today? Starting about 5,000 years ago, in what is now Iraq, the very first recorded civilization ever began. This place was called Ancient Mesopotamia. Mesopotamia helped influence our civilization today in tons of ways. Two contributions from the Mesopotamian Civilization were the invention of cuneiform and Hammurabi’s Code. To commence, the old Sumerians invented cuneiform, the first form of writing. Cuneiform was the first written language ever, started in about 3000 B.C.(OI). It was used to keep track of things like business dealings, new ideas, and trade.(Doc 1). In other words, Mesopotamians made the first consistent
