The Mesopotamians were the first to developed the ................. calendar
ASolar
BGregorian
CJulian
DLunar
Answer:
D. Lunar
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The Mesopotamian civilization
It flourished in the valleys between the Euphrates and the Tigris rivers.
The word 'Mesopotamia' means 'the land between rivers'. It is now in Iraq.
The Cuneiform script evolved in Mesopotamia.
Four different civilizations emerged in Mesopotamia-the Sumerian, the Babylonian, the Assyrian, and the Chaldean.
Ur, Uruk, and Lagash were the major cities in ancient Mesopotamia.
They formulated a calendar based on the movements of the moon. A year was divided into 12 months, a month into four weeks, and a day into 24 hours.
They knew division, multiplication, and square root.
The "Ziggurats' (temples) are the major remains of this great civilization