Page 9 - IP3Y 001 Listening Success BT10

A. Listen and answer the following questions. Note taking

1. What is the main idea of this passage? Topic :

the inventions and developments of the Mesopotamian
civilization

farming and irrigation techniques used by an ancient Main idea :
culture

electricity being used in ancient societies
the Mesopotamian counting system 1 Major point :
st
2. What number was the Mesopotamian counting
system based on?

6
Details :
10

1
60

3. What was the Baghdad Battery?

a simple tool that we take for granted
nd
2 Major point :
a clay pot filled with metal and an acidic liquid
a way of dividing an hour into 60 minutes or a minute into
60 seconds
Details :
an early system of writing

4. Which of these things were invented by the
Mesopotamians?

a writing system

the Baghdad Battery
rd
the wheel 3 Major point :
all of the above

B. Check True or False.
Details :
1. The Baghdad Battery was a method of

controlling the flow of water.

2. The Mesopotamians also invented sandals

for wearing in the summer.

3. There are 360 degrees in a circle.

Unit 1. Ancient Mesopotamia 9