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The ancient civilization that is credited with inventing the clock is the Sumerians. They were thought to have created the clock's hour system with 24 hours and 60 minutes and the first clock prototypes known as sundials.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 10y agoThe Egyptian civilization is credited with the invention of the clock during ancient times.
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∙ 9y agoThey invented the water clock. The water clock was used to tell time and to measure speeches in the courtroom. The inventor of the water clock was Ctesibius.
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What ancient civilization invented the compass?
China.
What was a form of wedge-shaped writing invented by the ancient Sumerians?
Cuneiform is the type of earliest writing. The summerians invented it so they are considered the first civilization.
Which ancient civilization invented the postal system?
The Persians around the time of king Xerxes invented the Persian mail system, similar to the American pony express.
What are some Chinese contributions to civilization?
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What civilization lived in ancient anatolia?
The ancient civilization Catal Huyuk lived in ancient Anatolia.
Where the clock invented?
It was invented in Ancient China.
Who invented the moldboard?
the ancient Chinese civilization invented it
Who invented the water clock?
Ctesibius (Ancient Egypt) invented the water clock in 400 B.C.
What ancient civilization invented the chariot?
the hitites
What ancient civilization invented the compass?
China.
What was invented in ancient Greece?
Democracy and the western civilization!
When was the water clock first invented in china?
in ancient china many many years ago why was the water clock invented?
Who invented the sailboat?
The first civilization that invented the sailboat was the Sumerians.
How did the ancient civilization tell time on a evening?
They had a candle with segments divided in it representing the passage of time. As the night went along the candle burned down and they could see the passage of time. The ancient Chinese also invented the water clock.
What ancient civilization invented or was the first to use fractions?
Roman, china, egypt...
Which ancient civilization invented algebra?
the difference type of thepattens the type ofgrape
What ancient civilization invented the wheel and cuneiform writing?
The Babylonians invented the wheel and the cuneiform writing 3000 bce
