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The Mesopotamians There has always been a great debate as to who kicked off civilisation: was it the Egyptians, the Greeks or the Romans? Well, actually, none of them did. Human history began in the great alluvial plain between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, with its rich and immensely fertile soil: a land known as Mesopotamia. The people that dwelled here eight thousand years ago had learned to irrigate the land with canals and ditches, and were keen farmers. From this came plenty, which relieved man of the need to fight for survival. The Assyrian, Babylonian and Sumerian civilisations flourished here in an area stretching from modern Turkey, to western Syria, and Iraq. But what did they do for us? For a start, they invented writing, with the oldest book, the epic of 'Gilgamesh', written around 4,500 years ago. They also gave us the first written laws - apparently to restrain 'drunkenness' in the population; a side effect of another of their innovations, beer. They invented brick, which they produced in millions to build the first cities and their 'Ziggurat' temples. In warfare they gave us the first professional army and invented the tank or siege engine, and it was here that the wheel was invented; and then the chariot in 4,000 BC. They observed the movement of the stars, and created the Zodiac, thereby being responsible for both Astrology and astronomy. The list goes on - the reed boat and the sail, glass blowing... They even came up with the electric battery, although no one is quite sure what they did with it.
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Brick houses were first used for pooping and then as families got larger and brick poop houses became cheaper they realized that entire families could live on one if they added bedrooms.
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When was the brick invented?
There is not a well known answer but the first brick was the mud brick and it was invented invented before 7500 B.C (before Christ)
What is lifespan of brick?
A brick..?
Why is a brick called a brick?
For the same reason most things are called what they are. At some point someone said "this is a brick" and the name stuck.
How do you cut brick?
Brick can be cut with a water cooled saw, they can usually be rented from a rental shop or builder's supply store. Most mason's are good enough with a mason's hammer to split a brick to the appropriate size for laying brick on the side of a building. With a brick cutter.
Course of brick is three bricks?
A course of brick is an entire horizontal row of bricks.
When was the brick invented?
There is not a well known answer but the first brick was the mud brick and it was invented invented before 7500 B.C (before Christ)
When was mud brick invented?
My dick age
Who invented the brick oven?
Albert Saracen
Who invented adobe brick houses?
my nanny
Who invented the burnt brick?
The Romans invented the burnt brick after clay pottery was hardened by firing in closed klins learnt from the Mesopotamians some 8000 years ago.
When were cinder blocks invented?
Invented in 1913 by a Pennsylvia brick layer named Francis Straub
Marie van Britain invented this to protect your houses?
brick
Who invented the brick built shelter in World War 2?
fumy
When was the first brick invented?
Bricks have been around for thousands of years. Ancient civilizations made and used bricks for building. They mass produced them as well.
Brick cheese was invented in 1877 in what state known as America's Dairyland?
Wisconsin
What was the first lego invented?
The first Lego was not a Lego brick, it was actually wooden toys.
Who invented the brick phone?
Dr. Martin Cooper
