What are the acheivements of sumerians?

The Sumerians were an important civilisation which emerged in Southern Mesopotamia (now modern-day Iraq) more than 5000 years ago. You may not realise that but so many of features of modern life were invented by these ancient people:

• The Sumerians invented the first system of writing, called the Cuneiform Script. They used this primarily to record business transactions but they also wrote books on law, history and grammar - a first in human history.


• The Sumerians were very technologically advanced and created the plow, the potter's wheel, irrigation and a clock that used the flow of water to tell the time. They also invented the wheel.


• The Sumerians developed a math system based on the number 60. They divided a circle into 360 circles and a year into 12 months (a multiple of 60) which we still use today.


• They also developed medicines using plant, animal and mineral ingredients and wrote these recipes down.