GK
WORLD HISTORY
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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False
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True
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -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 that we call cuneiform) are examples of their achievements.
Detailed explanation-2: -They built the first cities in the world; came up with one of the earliest forms of writing; enacted the first comprehensive legal code; and are credited with the invention of the wheel and the chariot. Mesopotamians also laid the foundation for much of western mathematics and astronomy.
Detailed explanation-3: -What technology did Mesopotamia develop? Mesopotamians developed many different technologies which were firsts for their period of time. For example, Mesopotamians were the first to use the wheel, the plow, the chariot, the weaving loom, irrigation systems, and written language.