Page 565 - Atlas of Creation Volume 2

Harun Yahya

The way that the Assyrian chariot in the picture above moves with no propulsive force is worthy of note. The soldiers' armor
shows how far advanced the craft of metallurgy was at that time. Their clothing is completely covered in armor, making it pos-
sible for them to move comfortably, while they are protected from head to foot. The chariot must be strong enough to stand up
to wartime conditions and heavy blows, especially since it was used as a battering ram. The materials used and the chariot's
strength are particularly striking. (2,000 BCE to 612 BCE)

thus ensure that food was equitably distributed, in big cities especially. Work carried out by the priests was
recorded and archived.
In the social, artistic, scientific and economic spheres, the Sumerians, who lived some 5,000 years before

our own time, are at total variance with the evolutionist model of Man supposedly advancing from the prim-
itive to the developed. The great civilization built by the Sumerians was not only exceedingly advanced for
its own time, but also considerably advanced in comparison to a great many societies of our day. This level
of cultural development cannot be explained by evolutionist claims of human beings first ridding them-
selves of ape-like features, including communication in grunts, then beginning to socialize and raise ani-

mals, and only just learning about agriculture. It is clear that human beings have always been human, with
all their intelligence, abilities and tastes, in all periods of history. The images of ape-men sitting by the fire in
caves and spending their days making crude stone implements, as so frequently depicted by evolutionists,

are entirely fictitious, and conflict with all historical, archaeological and scientific evidence.

Sumerian Science

The Sumerians had their own number system. Instead of the present-day base-10 system (decimal), they
constructed a mathematical system based on the number 60 (sexagesimal). Their system still occupies an im-

portant place in our own day, in the way that we have 60 minutes in an hour, and 60 seconds in a minute, and
360 degrees in a circle. For these reasons, the Sumerians, whose mathematical knowledge produced the first
geometrical and algebraic formulae, are regarded as the founders of modern mathematics.
In addition, the Sumerians attained a rather advanced level in astronomy, and their calculations of the

years, months and days were almost exactly the same as ours. The Sumerian calendar, with its year consist-
ing of 12 months, was also used by the Ancient Egyptians, the Greeks and a number of Semitic societies.
According to this calendar, a year consisted of two seasons—summer and winter. Summer began on the ver-
nal equinox, and winter on the autumnal equinox.

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