Sumer: The Land of Firsts (and Probably First Complaints Too)

Sumer was the first real civilization — aka the ancient version of “We did it first, deal with it.” They built cities, invented writing (cuneiform), made laws, and even had math.

They lived in ziggurats (giant temple towers) and believed the gods ran everything — including bad weather and bad hair days.

They invented the wheel, which means we can officially thank Sumerians for carpool lanes, shopping carts, and roller skates.

Sumerians also had schools, but mostly to learn how to write stuff down on clay tablets.

In short: Sumer was where humans stopped wandering and started organizing... badly at first, but hey, it was a start!