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Question
What were the achievements of the Mesopotamians in the field of knowledge?
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Solution
They built canals and dikes to promote agriculture. They introduced Hammurabi's code of law. Mesopotamians were the first to grow wheat, the invention of the wheel, and also issued receipts and bills in business transactions.
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