Advances in Mathematics and Careful Observations of Nature Made the Mesopotamians

question 56

Multiple Choice

Advances in mathematics and careful observations of nature made the Mesopotamians sophisticated practitioners of:

• A) biology.
• B) geology.
• C) astronomy.
• D) meteorology.
• E) none of these.

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