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Which of the following are examples of Mesopotamian inventions and achievements?
A
cave drawings, wheels, the calculator
B
gunpowder, the plow
C
the plow, cuneiform, and zigguarats
D
public baths, schools
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The wheel, plow, and writing (a system that we call cuneiform) are examples of their achievements.

Detailed explanation-2: -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.

Detailed explanation-3: -In ancient Mesopotamian the plough was one of the most important tools of agriculture, it was used for cutting furrows in the soil, and especially to prepare for the planning of the seed in addition the plough was connected with a number of gods and symbols of gods.

Detailed explanation-4: -The earliest writing we know of dates back to around 3000 B.C.E. and was probably invented by the Sumerians, living in major cities with centralized economies in what is now southern Iraq.

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