The Fall of Sumer
As rivalry between different kings led to periods of internal conflict, other civilizations were able to take advantage of this division and conquer Sumer. The first people to do so were the Akkadian's king Sargon (reigned 2334–2284 BCE). He conquered the cities of Sumer and brought them under one system of government. Southern Mesopotamia became known as the "land of Sum and Akkad."Even though the Sumerian empire was no longer an empire, their culture and their habits lived on forever. This is because all the empires after Sumer had to adapt to Sumer's culture to get their basic needs like food and clothing. So I think we owe it to the Sumerians and that their life changed ours.