Islam was started by Muhammed a member of the Quarish Tribe(arabic) from somewhere in the Arabian Peninsula(unsure where exactly, probably Mecca)
Sumerian<span> cuneiform. </span>Sumerian<span> cuneiform is the earliest </span>known writing<span> system. Its origins can be traced back to about 8,000 BC and it developed from the pictographs and other symbols used to represent trade goods and livestock on clay tablets</span>
They lost their land because they could not get enough money from the farming to pay their mortgages.