Mesopotamian Inventions

What did ancient astrologers map to predict celestial events?

• The movement of the sky, the sun, the stars, and the moon

• The migration of birds

• The flow of rivers

• The growth of plants.

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The plow made life easier for early:

• Merchants

• Farmers

• Artisans

• Fishers

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The plow allowed humans to use ______ for food rather than hunting.

• Fishing

• Gathering

• Agriculture

• Trading

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Who realized that transportation via sea would be easier and more convenient?

• Egyptians

• Sumerians

• Greeks

• Romans

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The first boat was invented and used on ______.

• oceans

• lakes

• rivers

• seas

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What was the original purpose of the wheel?

• transportation

• war

• potter's tool

• getting Mr. D to Dunkin

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What rivers did the Sumerians use for their irrigation systems?

• Nile and Amazon

• Tigris and Euphrates

• Ganges and Yangtze

• Mississippi and Missouri

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Metallurgy is:

• metal working

• a religion

• a class offered at Dupont Middle School

• city official

Who developed the first form of writing called 'cuneiform'?

• Egyptians

• Sumerians

• Greeks

• Romans

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The Mesopotamians' division of time led to the creation of 60-minute ____.

• Days

• Weeks

• Hours

• Months

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