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Mesopotamian Inventions

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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MESOPOTAMIAN INVENTIONS

  • This is an intro to many different inventions by the
  • Mesopotamians
  • This slide show will include the wheel, sailboat, number systems,
  • The Code of Hammurabi, cuneiform, calendar, and the plow
  • Each of these will be breifly explained, or, will be in a few different slides.
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PLOW

THE SUMMARINS USED THESE TO LOOSEN SOIL TO GROW CROPS EFFICIENTLY
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PLOW (CONTINUED)

THEY ALSO INVENTED THESE TO ALLOW MORE CROPS TO BE HARVESTED.
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WHEEL

THE SUMMARIANS INVENTED THESE TO:
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(WHEEL FACT PAGE)

GET AROUND EASIER, MAKE IT EASIER FOR ANIMALS TO PULL THE PLOW, AND TO MOVE A CART.
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CALENDAR

THE MESOPOTAMIANS INVENTED THESE TO KEEP TRACK OF THE CROPS.
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CUNEIFORM

THIS IS THE SUMERIAN WAY OF WRITING . THIS SYSTEM IS MADE UP OF...
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CUNIFORM (CONTINUED)

1,200 DIFFERENT CHARACTERS. THEY REPRESENTED DIFFERENT OBJECTS.
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SAILBOATS

THE MESOPOTAMIANS USED THESE FOR RIVER TRAVEL.
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IRRIGATION

THE MESOPOTAMIANS USED THE WATER FROM THE TWO RIVERS FOR IRRIGATION
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IRRIGATION

AFTER THEY HAD PUT UP THE DAMS,OF COURSE...
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NUMBER SYSTEMS

THESE NUMBER SYSTEMS INCLUDE:
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NUMBER SYSTEM

THE 60 MINUTE HOUR, THE 24 HOUR DAY, THE 60 SECOND MINUTE, 360 CIRCLE, AND SO FORTH.
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AND FINALLY, THE CODE OF HAMMARABI

THE CODE OF HAMMARABI IS A WELL-PRESERVED BABYLONIAN LAWCODE OF
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CODE OF HAMMARABI (CONTINUED)

... ANCIENT MESOPOTAMIA, DATING BACK TO ABOUT 1772 BC. IT IS ONE OF
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CODE OF HAMMARABI (STILL CONTINUED)

THE OLDEST DECIPHERED WRITINGS OF SIGNIFICANT LENGTH IN THE WORLD
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