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Sumerian Civilization Along the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers The Tigris -Euphrates River valley was an area of conflict. The Tigris River carries more water. The Euphrates more silt than the Nile. The Northern part of the valley Mesopotamia, the southern Babylonia. Sumer and its people Where the Tigris-Euphrates reach the Persian Gulf lies ancient Sumer. The Sumerian culture developed at the same time as the Nile River Valley. 3000 B.C. The Sumerians developed city-states. The city-sates of Ur, Kish and Erech. Sumerian Social Life The Sumerians had three social classes. Nobles, merchants/art