ancient urban civilizations are credited with the invention of the wheel?
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Sumerians invented or improved a wide range of technology, including the wheel, cuneiform script, arithmetic, geometry, irrigation, saws and other tools, sandals, chariots, harpoons, and beer.
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['Contact lenses – 1632. YouTube. ... ', 'Solar cells – 1883. ... ', 'Vending machine – some time in the first century. ... ', 'Military mind control – right now! ... ', 'Mercedes Biome – right now! ... ', 'Difference engine – 1822. ... ', 'Electric car – 1828. ... ', 'Flushing toilets – 18th century BC.']
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In mathematics the Egyptians built the great pyramids and made the calendar. In science and technology the Egyptians built canals, discovered medical advances, and studied the anatomy.
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Sumerians. Let's start with Sumer. We believe Sumerian civilization first took form in southern Mesopotamia around 4000 BCE—or 6000 years ago—which would make it the first urban civilization in the region.
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['The Seed drill. 3,500 years ago, the ancient Chinese created a device that would plant seeds into the soil at an even depth and then cover them. ... ', 'Iron smelting. ... ', 'Bronze making. ... ', 'Moveable type printing. ... ', 'The compass. ... ', 'The mechanical clock. ... ', 'The wheelbarrow. ... ', 'Earthquake detector.']
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There are theories that the Egyptians were the first to create the puzzle ring, while others believe that the rings were created in China two thousand years ago. Another popular belief is that the puzzle rings originated in Arabia, and were used as wedding bands by the Sheiks.
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Sumer, located in Mesopotamia, is the first known complex civilization, developing the first city-states in the 4th millennium BCE. It was in these cities that the earliest known form of writing, cuneiform script, appeared around 3000 BCE. Cuneiform writing began as a system of pictographs.
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Anytime something moves in a circle, there is most likely a wheel and axle involved. Other examples of wheel and axle use include electric fans, motors, revolving doors, and merry-go-rounds, as well as the wheels used on skateboards, roller blades, cars, and many, many more objects.
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Indus Valley:Among the first to develop a system of uniform weights and measures. Mesopotamia:Invented metal and copper making, glass and lamp making and many other things. Indus Valley:Based on the Hindu caste system. Mesopotamia :Was highly stratified which means it had an upper, middle and lower class.
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The first civilizations developed in river valleys (flat area between hills or mountains) where people could carry on the large-scale farming that was needed to feed a large population. As food became abundant (easier to get), more people would live in the city. New patterns of living soon emerged.
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Caral has the distinction of being the oldest known city in the Americas and one of the oldest in the world. The Caral pyramids were built approximately 5,000 years ago. They predate the Egyptian pyramids by around 100 years, and the Inca pyramids by an impressive 4000 years.
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The Minoan and Mycenaean civilizations can be said to have been ________the world of the International Bronze Age.
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The Pyramids of Giza, built between 2589 and 2504 BC. The ancient Egyptians who built the pyramids may have been able to move massive stone blocks across the desert by wetting the sand in front of a contraption built to pull the heavy objects, according to a new study.
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Two thousand years ago, the ancient Maya developed one of the most advanced civilizations in the Americas. They developed a written language of hieroglyphs and invented the mathematical concept of zero. With their expertise in astronomy and mathematics, the Maya developed a complex and accurate calendar system.
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Major Sumerian city-states included Eridu, Ur, Nippur, Lagash and Kish, but one of the oldest and most sprawling was Uruk, a thriving trading hub that boasted six miles of defensive walls and a population of between 40,000 and 80,000. At its peak around 2800 B.C., it was most likely the largest city in the world.
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The Mississippians. Mound cities are an ancient tradition in North America, going back millennia before Cahokia. The continent's first known earthworks were in Louisiana. The oldest, known as Watson Brake, dates back 5,500 years—centuries before the first Egyptian pyramids were built.
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Civilization describes a complex way of life that came about as people began to develop networks of urban settlements. The earliest civilizations developed between 4000 and 3000 BCE, when the rise of agriculture and trade allowed people to have surplus food and economic stability.