Question

the sumerians are credited with some amazing inventions. they invented the arch. they made wagons, the first - ever wheeled vehicles (the wheel itself was probably invented earlier). they accurately tracked the stars. they decided to divide time into blocks of 60: they put 60 seconds in a minute, and 60 minutes in an hour. sumerians were a polytheistic people. that means they believed there was not just one but many gods, whose favor they needed to live good lives. each city - state had a particular favorite or patron god. in honor of these deities, the people built huge temples, like pyramids with stairs up the sides called ziggurats. ziggurats were often the centerpieces of city - states. the mesopotamians used etchings on stone tablets to tell their stories and display their rules. they developed some of the earliest forms of writing. the system used by sumerian scribes was called cuneiform, and it used small geometrical shapes scratched into wet stone that later dried and hardened to recount stories and keep track of trade, taxes, military issues and more. thanks to the widespread use of cuneiform, historians know much about mesopotamian culture and the many transformations it went through over the centuries. which of these is not an innovation credited to the sumerians? a the wagon b the wheel c the arch d cuneiform

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze each option using the text:

• Option A: The text says "They made wagons", so wagon is a Sumerian innovation.
• Option B: The text states "the wheel itself was probably invented earlier", meaning the wheel is not credited to Sumerians.
• Option C: The text says "They invented the arch", so arch is a Sumerian innovation.
• Option D: The text says "The system used by Sumerian scribes was called cuneiform", so cuneiform is a Sumerian innovation.

Answer:

B. The wheel