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Flashcards on Ancient Mesopotamian Achievements in Science and Math
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Who invented the concept of writing in Ancient Mesopotamia?
The Sumerians
What is the earliest known written language in history?
Cuneiform
What mathematical system was developed by the Babylonians?
Base-60 system
What ancient Mesopotamian civilization created the hanging gardens?
The Babylonians
Which ancient Mesopotamian civilization invented the wheel?
The Sumerians
What is the standard unit of measurement used in Ancient Mesopotamia?
Cubit
What astronomical tool was invented by the ancient Mesopotamians?
Astrolabe
Which ancient Mesopotamian civilization developed the concept of the Zodiac?
The Babylonians
What mathematical concept did the ancient Mesopotamians use to calculate the area of a circle?
Pi
What was the purpose of the Mesopotamian clay tablets with mathematical calculations?
Record keeping
Which ancient Mesopotamian civilization discovered the concept of zero?
The Babylonians
What did ancient Mesopotamians use the abacus for?
Performing mathematical calculations
What is the significance of the ancient Mesopotamian invention of the plow?
Revolutionized agriculture
What is the most famous ancient Mesopotamian architectural achievement?
The ziggurat
What is the oldest known mathematical table in history?
The Plimpton 322 tablet
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Who invented the concept of writing in Ancient Mesopotamia?
The Sumerians
The Babylonians
The Assyrians
The Persians
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What mathematical system was developed by the Babylonians?
Base-10 system
Base-60 system
Base-20 system
Base-100 system
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What ancient Mesopotamian civilization created the hanging gardens?
The Sumerians
The Babylonians
The Assyrians
The Persians
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Which ancient Mesopotamian civilization invented the wheel?
The Sumerians
The Babylonians
The Assyrians
The Persians
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What is the standard unit of measurement used in Ancient Mesopotamia?
Meter
Cubit
Foot
Inch
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What mathematical concept did the ancient Mesopotamians use to calculate the area of a circle?
Euler's number
Pi
Golden ratio
Imaginary number
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What did ancient Mesopotamians use the abacus for?
Performing mathematical calculations
Measuring weight
Writing
Painting
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What is the most famous ancient Mesopotamian architectural achievement?
The ziggurat
The pyramid
The colosseum
The Great Wall
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What is the oldest known mathematical table in history?
The Fibonacci sequence
The Plimpton 322 tablet
The Pythagorean theorem
The Law of Sines
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What is the purpose of an Astrolabe?
Performing surgery
Astronomical calculations
Navigating at sea
Building construction
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What is the concept of zero?
An even number
The absence of quantity
A prime number
An imaginary number
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