Contributions of Ancient Civilization

What is the invention of Sumerians that greatly help today's generation with trade and travel?

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What do you call the mathematical system invented by the Sumerians, that divides the circle into 360 degrees, and the hour into 60 minutes, and a minute into 60 seconds?

• Code of Hammurabi

• Papyrus

• Hieroglyphics

• Sexagesimal

What is the concept of a single God that came from the Hebrews?

• Monotheism

• Polytheism

Who built the first library?

• Hebrews

• Assyrians

• Phoenicians

• Chinese

They started the use of the ink.

• Hittites

• Sumerians

• Chinese

• Hindu

They devised a calendar with 360 days and 12 months.

• Assyrians

• Egyptians

• Hindu

• Phoenicians

Who invented the alphabet?

• Phoenicians

• Hindu

• Hebrews

• Chinese

Who discovered the purple dye?

• Lydians

• Hebrews

• Phoenicians

• Sumerians

To whom did the concept of zero came from?

• Lydians

• Chinese

• Egyptians

• Hindus

Who were the first to use metallic coinage?

• Egyptians

• Sumerians

• Lydians

• Chinese