Question

The Mesopotamians were the first to developed the ................. calendar

• A. Solar
• B. Gregorian
• C. Julian
• D. Lunar

Answer 1

Answer:

D. Lunar

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