Mesopotamia Achievments
By: Nicole Goshorn
The first wheel
Invented the wheel similar to the one we use today
- Helped with transportation and carrying weight in ancient Mesopotamia
- We still use wheels today to transport and move items that are big or heavy
- Important because we use wheels everyday, and use them on many things
Pictograms
Earliest writing was based on pictograms – used to communicate basic information about crops and takes
- First type of writing the Mesopotamian's used
- Still impacts us today because we still use pictures to communicate sometimes
- Important because until writing was invented, was the first kind of communication they used
Farming
Farming brought people together, during harvest season everyone was made to gather crops together
- Impacted ancient Mesopotamia by making harvest easier and faster, and gathering people together
- Impacts us today because harvest season still brings people together, and family and friends help with harvesting
- Important to Mesopotamia because harvest was easier and faster with all of the help
Farmers raised grain, fruits, and vegetables
- Impacted Mesopotamia because that's what most people would eat, and every meal was made from these crops
- Impacts us today because we use some of the same methods of farming, and still grow those crops
- Important because it's what many people made a living off of, and supplied food for the community
Architecture
Built out of mud brick
- Would dry mud and use them as bricks to build buildings
- houses and Ziggurats were made out of this
- Impacts us today because it helped us develop concrete bricks that we build with
Asu
An Asu - (physician) Was a specialist in herbal remedies, and would treat wounds
- Would cure diseases and heal wounds in Mesopatamia
- Is similar to what a doctor still does today
Recreation
Toys have been found such as sling shots, bows and arrows, boomerangs, and throw sticks
- Is what Mesopotamian's would use to have fun and entertain themselves
- We still use the same toys today for the same reason
Boxing and wrestling were depicted in art
- Mesopotamian's would box or wrestle for fun, or competitively
- The sports are still played today