CIVILIZATION
SUMERIAN
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Question
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It helped break through the hard soil in Sumer
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It made farming more productive
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It helped them measure time
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It cured diseases and illnesses
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It gave them cookies
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Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -The wheel, plow, and writing (a system that we call cuneiform) are examples of their achievements. The farmers in Sumer created levees to hold back the floods from their fields and cut canals to channel river water to the fields. The use of levees and canals is called irrigation, another Sumerian invention.
Detailed explanation-3: -According to Kramer, the Sumerians invented the plow, a vital technology in farming. They even produced a manual that gave farmers detailed instructions on how to use various types of plows.