Gifts of Mesopotamia

Development of writing cuneiform Definition- A system of writing used in the ancient Middle East developed by the Sumerians of Mesopotamia. It is one of the earliest known systems of writing. cuneiform writing began as a system of pictographs. In the third millennium, the pictorial representations became more simple as the number of characters in use grew smaller Development of writing

The law code of Hammurabi Hammurabi’s code : a law code formed by Hammurabi to regulate how people act in society It covers: Religion Military service Trade Slavery The duties of workers Code of conduct Laws One of the most well known of Hammurabi's laws is: If a man put out the eye of another man, his eye shall be put out Ex: if a kid would strike his father they would chop off the kids arm Law code The law code of Hammurabi

Temple of architecture The Ziggurat were massive structures built in the ancient Mesopotamian valley. Ziggurats were built by the Sumerians, Babylonians, Akkadians, and Assyrians. Each ziggurat was part of a temple which included other buildings. It was not a for public worship or ceremonies. They were believed to be the housing places for the gods and each city had its own patron god. Only priests were allowed in the ziggurat or the rooms, and it was their responsibility to care for the gods and attend to their needs. ziggurat

Invention of the wheel The wheel The Mesopotamian wheel was invented in 3500 BC. The creation of the wheel is essential to almost every mechanized system used in todays everyday life. One of its first uses was in the pottery wheel. Invention of the wheel

mathematics Aristotle defined mathematics as "the science of quantity" Mathematics/Máthēma come from the ancient Greek translation meaning *what one learns*, *and what one gets to learn mathematics

definition Is the scientific study of the stars, planets, suns etc. Its is one the oldest sciences Galileo studied astronomy astronomy