Janet Napolitano was born on November 29, 1957, in New York City, the daughter of Jane Marie (nÃ©e Winer) and Leonard Michael Napolitano, who was the dean of the University of New Mexico School of Medicine.
Babylon was one of the largest of the Mesopotamian city-states and pioneered several important advances in the ancient world.; a) Architecture: The Babylonians were well-known for their large-scale buildings, such as the Ishtar Gate and the Hanging Gardens. b) Code of Laws: King Hammurabi helped define several modern legal concepts in his ancient code of laws, one of the earliest in human history.
When Mesopotamians travelled by water, they brought the heavier items with them such as heavy grain, oil and wine. Currency. Currency in Ancient Mesopotamia was called a Shekel, which was a silver, gold or copper coin. The Babylonians were the first people to use Shekels, and they exchanged Shekels for goods. The Sumerians used a barter system to buy and sell goods. They exchanged their goods and services for other goods and services that they needed. Record Keeping System People who sold their writing skills for a living were called Scribes, and they kept track of what was bought and sold on clay tablets. What They Traded