Actually, there were civilizations before the Sumerians that invented Math. Babylonians had worked on it. There also civilizations before them. But we dont know that because HISTORY IS WRITTEN BY WINNERS. So if that civilization was conquered or destroyed then the winner wouldnt write about them because then they would glorify them more than themselves.
Mayans had an actual symbol to represent zero - the Mesopotamians just left a space in their cuneiform number representation to indicate a place without value, similar to the modern-day zero Mayans used a base 20 number system.
Uncontrolled water supply
Yes, the Mesopotamians had fire. They were able to create fire by rubbing sticks together or using flint and tinder. Fire was essential for cooking, providing heat, and making tools and pottery.
Private enterprise.under government protection.
The Mesopotamians measured time using a sexagesimal (base-60) system, which influenced how they divided the day and the year. They divided the day into 12 hours of daylight and 12 hours of night, with each hour further divided into 60 minutes. Additionally, they used lunar cycles to create a calendar, which typically involved 12 months based on the phases of the moon. This system laid the groundwork for many modern timekeeping practices.
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No the cavemen did not create the Mesopotamians did before them.
They developed a writing system.
metric
They developed a writing system.
the Mesopotamians used a type of currency called the shekel im not sure but i beleived they used another coin called the mina not sure what its worth. the Mesopotamians used a base sixty number system i believe 1 mina was worth 180 grains there is a reference to it in the code of hammurabie
The Mesopotamians
cuneiform but farther back, pictographs
Mayans had an actual symbol to represent zero - the Mesopotamians just left a space in their cuneiform number representation to indicate a place without value, similar to the modern-day zero Mayans used a base 20 number system.
Uncontrolled water supply
yes they did. The other civilizations improved the language for us. The Mesopotamian's also invented Algebra
Yes, the Mesopotamians had fire. They were able to create fire by rubbing sticks together or using flint and tinder. Fire was essential for cooking, providing heat, and making tools and pottery.