Plow
what animal pulled a plow?
bulls and or donkeys.
True or false? Anceint Mesopotamia originally thought that a miunted has 50 seconds, and hour 50 minutes, ect.
False, they actually used 60 seconds and minutres, ect. They also invented it.
What country or civilization invented the wheel?
Ancient Mesopotamia
True or false? The chairot was the first means of personal trnsportation
true
What was the the first writings based on?
Pictograms
Hunter-gatherers
how many seconds is in a minute?
60. the Mesopotamians invented this.
Before wheels, what did the mesopotamians drag things around with?
Sleds or Sledges
How many wheels were on a chariot?
two
What was the first writing used for?
Conveying information about crops or taxes
Why did it help hunter-gatherers?
They could do less work and get more.
What was important about having a way to tell time in Mesopotamia?
It helped them know when floods would come.
Wheels were used in covention with what other catagory?
Chariots
How many chariots did a poorish country have?
1,400
What did the Mesopotamians use to write with?
Point tools made from reeds, call "styluses"
Becuase it could "plow" through things easily.
Why did the Mesopotamians chose 60 for everthing?
Becuase it was easily divisible by 6.
What were the orginal wheels made of?
Hard wood
How many chariots did a rich country have? (estimate)
30,000
What didi mesopotimians write on?
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clay tablets
How many wheels was on the plow?
2-4
in what year did Mesopotamians invente time? (this may be a trick question)
Nobody really knows when itr was invented, becuase well, it had to be whenever they started cunting from 60, and we dont know when that was.
What was the original wheel used for?
A potter's Wheel
what is a chairot made of? (two things)
light wood and bent wood rim
What year did the Mesopotamians start to record information about crops?