Why did Sumer grow weak?

Answer 1

The Sumerian city-states lost power when their empire weakened. They became vulnerable to attacks from groups of people such as the Akkadians. Eventually, the Sumerian city-states lost control and the Akkadian king, Sargon, set up the world's first empire, which eventually, fell in to the Babylonians. ~dolphinluv99

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Answer 2

According to what artifacts and records we have from that time, the general consensus amongst historians and scholars is that the Sumerian civilization was around until about the early 2nd millennium BCE when the Babylonians rose into power.

Answer 3

The power of Sumer began to fade about 2400 B.C. So new civilization started to develop in Mesopotamia as conquerors moved in from nearby areas