The oldest civilisation in Mesopotamia belonged to the ______.
A
Akkadians
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B
Sumerians
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C
Babylonians
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D
Assyrian
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Solution
The correct option is B Sumerians The Sumerians were the oldest among the Mesopotamian civilisations. The Sumerians migrated to the Lower Tigris valley from Central Asia around 5000 to 4000 BCE. They were the contemporaries of the people of the Indus and the Egyptian civilisations.