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Sumer is important in world history because it was
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Answer 1

Sumer is important because it was one of the world’s earliest civilizations — in particular it developed the first known writing system (cuneiform) and many key urban, political, and technological innovations.

Brief reasons:
- Invented cuneiform writing (records, laws, literature).
- Built the first large cities (Uruk, Ur) with organized government and temples.
- Developed irrigation agriculture, the wheel, and advances in mathematics and astronomy.
- Laid foundations for later Mesopotamian cultures and state institutions.