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255 - Ancient Aliens and Ancient Sumerians

Timesuck with Dan Cummins

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What Is a Civilization?

The Sumerians are considered to be the world's oldest human civilization. The word 'civilization' has several definitions, some of which leave a lot to be desired. Why then, were the people of mesopotamia just smarter than all the other ancient peoples? Were they genetically superior? No, no such thing as a master race. They mostly just lucked out. It was born in the right place at the right time with the right conditions. This book attemts to explain why british and french colonizers flourished first and then spawned other civilizations that conquered others. And it remains a top ten island book for me to this day.

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