The Sumerians were the first people to migrate to Mesopotamia, they created a great civilization. Beginning around 5,500 years ago, the Sumerians built cities along the rivers in Lower Mesopotamia, specialized, cooperated, and made many advances in technology. The wheel, plow, and writing (a system which we call cuneiform) are examples of their achievements.
1 In a presidential system, the legislature and the executive do not have to be aligned and often work against each other. 2  Policy implementation can be much slower and more moderated, at least in the US system.
The biggest difference is the principle of separation of powers; in a parliamentary system, the executive (the government or the cabinet) is usually drawn from the legislature and/or is dependant on the legislature for its mandate (the legislature must have confidence in the government).