ASIN: B09ZF72NBB
Publisher: (May 2, 2022)
Pages: 178
Did you know that the first early battery and diving apparatus were invented in ancient Mesopotamia?The land between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers is called the “cradle of civilization,” and for good reason! Although Mesopotamia’s first civilization, Sumer, developed parallel with those of Egypt and nearby Elam, it was a place of many firsts for humanity. Some of them are well known, such as the wheel and the writing script. But it was the ancient Mesopotamians who first came up with the concept of time, the mathematical sexagesimal system, and a calendar with twelve months. It is all these inventions and ideas that set Mesopotamia apart from other civilizations that developed at approximately the same time.The fertile ground between the two rivers was perfect for the development of agriculture, which prompted people to accept a sedentary way of life. It allowed them to develop a ...
