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The Mesopotanian Civilization

The Mesopotamian civilization made several important inventions including the wheel, cuneiform writing system, plow, and pottery wheel for mass production of pottery. They also developed early forms of sailing boats, irrigation techniques using canals and dams, and mastered fishing along the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.

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The Mesopotanian Civilization

The Mesopotamian civilization made several important inventions including the wheel, cuneiform writing system, plow, and pottery wheel for mass production of pottery. They also developed early forms of sailing boats, irrigation techniques using canals and dams, and mastered fishing along the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.

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The Mesopotamian

Civilization

Mesopotamian Wheel
Another one of the important
inventions of Mesopotamia is the

wheel. It consists of a mechanical


piece of a circular shape that rotates
on an axis.

Sumerian Cuneiform
Cuneiform is a logo-syllabic script that
was used to write several languages of
the Ancient Near East. The script was in
active use from the early Bronze Age
until the beginning of the Common Era.

The Plow
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.

Mass - Produced Pottery

Other ancient people made pottery by


hand, but the Sumerians were the first
to develop the turning wheel, a device
which allowed them to mass-produced
it.

Wooden Sailboats
They were primitive in design, but the sailboats
helped the Mesopotamians in trade and
commerce. They also helped in irrigation and
fishing. Mesopotamians had mastered the art of
fishing. They would go downstream using
sailboats, cast their nets, stay, wait and return
with the catch.

Hydraulic Engineering
The Sumerians figured out how to collect
and channel the overflow of the Tigris and
Euphrates rivers—and the rich silt that it
contained—and then use it to water and
fertilize their farm fields. They designed
complex systems of canals, with dams
constructed of reeds, palm trunks and
mud whose gates could be opened or
closed to regulate the flow of water.

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