Irrigation
Writing
The Cuneiform
- Sumerian system of writing
- Cuneiform means "wedge-shaped"
- written on mud/clay tablets using reed stylus
Epic of Gilgamesh
- A great epic poem of Mesopotamian literature
- includes an account by Utnapishtim who built a ship and survived the flood to destroy humankind.
Inventions
Wheels
Chariots
Clothing
Pottery
Metalwork
weapons
earrings
pendant
gold leaf ornament
Buildings
- used mud bricks to build houses
Ziggurats
Tower of Babel
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