HIST 1001 Chapter : MESOPOTAMIA
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Importance-could be stored and saved for winter: neolithic period (new stone age)- as they headed up river they needed a way to clear the trees for planting which led to the development of the new stone age axe. Fundamentals of civilization: developed by sumerian priests through their observations, time measurement: observed the sun (solar year) and moon (lunar year, solar year-agricultural year; As priests made these discoveries, the people"s faith in them grew. Revelation from god discovering something god has made that way: writing, creation of history, essentially were looking for a method to record taxes that they imposed on the. Idea of equating human sounds with marks on a page (about 3000 bc) farmers: evolution of pictograms led to cuneiform (which means wedge shaped and stylized) If a woman so hates her husband that she has declared you will not have me," the city council will investigate her record.
