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A Short History of the World Chapter 15 - Sumeria, Early Egypt And Writing
In which the dawn of civilisation unfolds beside the rivers Euphrates and Nile, where the Sumerians and Egyptians cultivate cities, temples, and the earliest forms of writing upon clay and papyrus. We see daily life dominated by irrigation, priestly power, and the mighty labours of pyramid-building, with writing emerging as a great instrument securing memory, law, and authority beyond the fleeting voice of kings.
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