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Civilization (Technology ((Tools), Pottery, Transportation, "They…
Civilization
Technology
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"They also developed many new technologies, including pottery, wheeled vehicles, and writing." (Standage, 9)
Education
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Cultural Values/ ideals
'The best evidence for the importance to the people of the first great civilization." (Standage, 23)
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Mesopotamian Cultures
Epic of Gilgamesh (Standage, 26-27)
'"Mesopotamia was the scene of constant political and military upheaval." (Standage, 25)
" The Mesopotamians regarded the consumption of bread and beer as one of the things that distinguished them from savages and made them fully human." (Standage, 27)
Egypt
Beer
"Egyptian recors mention at least seventeen kinds of beer." (Standage, 16)
Fertile Crescent (Standage, 11)
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Medicine / Health
Beer
High levels of vitamin B ( Standage , 21)
Safer to drink than water, since it was made using boiled water. (Standage, 21)
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Economy
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Beer
"Beer is a liquid relic from human prehistory, and its origins are closely intertwined with the origins of civilization itself." (Standage, 11)
Wages
'The earliest written documents are Sumerian wage lists and tax receipts." (Standage, 30)
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