WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -As in Egypt, Sumerian mathematics initially developed largely as a response to bureaucratic needs when their civilization settled and developed agriculture (possibly as early as the 6th millennium BCE) for the measurement of plots of land, the taxation of individuals, etc.

Detailed explanation-2: -Sumerians invented or improved a wide range of technology, including the wheel, cuneiform script, arithmetic, geometry, irrigation, saws and other tools, sandals, chariots, harpoons, and beer.

Detailed explanation-3: -The farmers who moved to Sumer faced many challenges. One of the biggest problems was the uncontrolled water supply. During the spring, rain and melted snow from the mountains flowed into the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers, causing them to flood across the plains.

Detailed explanation-4: -Sumerians were one of the first civilizations to create a complex system of measurements called metrology. Through this, they created arithmetic, algebra and geometry. The Sumerians also had an interesting system of counting by using 60 as a base, instead of the current system of 10 as a base.

Detailed explanation-5: -Thanks to the ancient Sumerians. The ancient Sumerians and Babylonians developed a special kind of numeric system that had a base of 60. Although completely different from the Greeks, the Egyptians and others, this system of using 60 as a base is considered the founding principle of modern mathematics.