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SUMERIAN CIVILIZATION: 3500 BC
The Sumerians dug irrigation canals, built the
world's first cities and developed a written language
called cuneiform. They worshipped three powerful gods
who were Nanna (known as Sin by the Babylonians) the
Moon god who traveled in a crescent shaped boat,
Shamash the goddess of the Sun, and Ishtar the
goddess of fertility (analogous to Astarte) who lived
in the bright morning "star", Venus. By 3000 BC, the
Sumerian calendar accurately predicted the changing
of the seasons.