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    The Mesopotamian civilization made several important inventions including the wheel, cuneiform writing system, plow, and pottery wheel for mass production of pottery. They also developed early forms of sailing boats, irrigation techniques using canals and dams, and mastered fishing along the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.

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    The Mesopotamian civilization made several important inventions including the wheel, cuneiform writing system, plow, and pottery wheel for mass production of pottery. They also developed early forms of sailing boats, irrigation techniques using canals and dams, and mastered fishing along the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.

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    The Mesopotamian

    Civilization

    Mesopotamian Wheel
    Another one of the important
    inventions of Mesopotamia is the

    wheel. It consists of a mechanical


    piece of a circular shape that rotates
    on an axis.

    Sumerian Cuneiform
    Cuneiform is a logo-syllabic script that
    was used to write several languages of
    the Ancient Near East. The script was in
    active use from the early Bronze Age
    until the beginning of the Common Era.

    The Plow
    According to Kramer, the Sumerians
    invented the plow, a vital technology in
    farming. They even produced a manual
    that gave farmers detailed instructions on
    how to use various types of plows.

    Mass - Produced Pottery

    Other ancient people made pottery by


    hand, but the Sumerians were the first
    to develop the turning wheel, a device
    which allowed them to mass-produced
    it.

    Wooden Sailboats
    They were primitive in design, but the sailboats
    helped the Mesopotamians in trade and
    commerce. They also helped in irrigation and
    fishing. Mesopotamians had mastered the art of
    fishing. They would go downstream using
    sailboats, cast their nets, stay, wait and return
    with the catch.

    Hydraulic Engineering
    The Sumerians figured out how to collect
    and channel the overflow of the Tigris and
    Euphrates rivers—and the rich silt that it
    contained—and then use it to water and
    fertilize their farm fields. They designed
    complex systems of canals, with dams
    constructed of reeds, palm trunks and
    mud whose gates could be opened or
    closed to regulate the flow of water.

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