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Sample Key Takeaways:

1) The Sumerian tribes lived in what became known as Mesopotamia. They were the first civilization known to history. They settled in the northern Persian Gulf area around 11,000 BC.

2) The Sumerian king list, an ancient text, features the names of the kings that ruled the area in and around the city of Eridu, which was south of modern-day Iraq. King Alulim was first on the list.