MESOPOTAMIAN

THE WHEEL

• The first wheel was made in 3,000 .b.c.
• They could carry around a lot more things.
• The first wheels were made out of wood.
• It made things a lot easier for a lot of people.

THE FIRST CALENDERS

• The romans use to go 304 days a year.
• Now they go 364 days a year like modern times.
• Mesopotamians were also the first ones to think of "time".
• It only went 10 months a year.

PLOWS...

• The first one was created around 6,000 .b.c.
• They could make gardens faster.
• It helps you plant a seed deeper in the ground.
• It made it easier to loosen hard soil.

SAILBOATS

• Sailboats are very important to modern day things.
• It helped people get to places across the ocean.
• It helped them catch fish and sea food.
• It made it easier for countries to trade with each other.

THE CODE OF HAMMARABI

• Hammarabi is best known for creating laws for his empire.
• It let the people know what things they could do and couldn't do.
• The laws were very strict.
• If you didn't go by the laws, you either had your hand cut off or you were killed.

NUMBER SYSTEMS

• They used symbols for numbers.
• It is based on a number unit of 60.

IRRIGATION CANALS

• Farmers used Irrigation canals to control water.
• It brings water to places that didn't get much water at all or dry places.

CUNEIFORM

• It is the earliest known writings to be recorded
• They mainly made the writings on clay.