MESOPOTAMIA INVENTIONS

PLOW

• A plow is drawn by a tractor or by animals.
• This is used for cutting furrows in the soil and turning it over.
• This plow was invented around 6000 B.C.

~WHEEL~

• The wheel allowed Mesopotamians to have transportation.
• The wheel was invented in 3500 B.C.
• It took 3,000 years later to dicorver that wheels could be used for chariots.

CALENDAR:

• The calendar was primarily lunar, and the months began with the first sighting of the waxing crescent moon.
• Each month is either 29 or 30 days long, and the year approximately 354 days.
• This calender was created in 2,000 B.C.

CUNIEFORM

• Cuneiform was a way if writing, made with 1,200 differnt charcaters.
• Characters created such things as names, physical objects, and numbers.
• Cuneiform was written by cutting wedge-shaped marks into damp clay.

~SAILBOAT~

• Mesopotamian's decided that a sailboat could be used to trade with nearby citties.
• They were simple wooden boats that would carry people and goods downstream & upstream.
• This was invented around 1,300 B.C.

CODE OF HAMMARABI:

• Hammarabi is best known for creating laws for his empire.
• The code dealt with crimes, farming, business, marriage, and the family.
• Hammarabi's Code influenced later law codes, such as those of Greece and Rome.

IRRIGATION

• Irrgation is used for finding:
• an abundant supply of good water,
• well-drained soil,
• good regional drainage,
• and supply of fertilize soil.

~NUMBER SYSTEMS~

• They used geometry to measure the size of fields and to plan buildings.
• They created a place-value system of numbers based on 60.
• They also devised tables for calculating division and multiplication.