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WORLD HISTORY
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Question
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What civilization was the first to invent the wheel, the chariot and the sailboat?
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Egyptian
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Mesopotamian
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Chinese
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Indus
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -From the wheel to the sailboat, the Mesopotamians were responsible for countless inventions still used today.
Detailed explanation-2: -Sumerians. Let’s start with Sumer. We believe Sumerian civilization first took form in southern Mesopotamia around 4000 BCE-or 6000 years ago-which would make it the first urban civilization in the region.
Detailed explanation-3: -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.
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