Quick Answer. Amplitude in an oscillating system is the measure of change with each oscillation within the system and is a general indicator for the amount of energy contained in a wave. For example, the amplitude of a sound wave is a measure of its volume.
The Sumerians were the first Mesopotamian civilization. They lived in independent walled city-states. Uruk, the first and one of the largest cities in Mesopotamia, had a six miles long wall with defense towers located at 30-35 foot intervals.he Sumerians were the first Mesopotamian civilization. They lived in independent walled city-states. Uruk, the first and one of the largest cities in Mesopotamia, had a six miles long wall with defense towers located at 30-35 foot intervals.
As time went by, the clever Sumerians invented things they needed - like the wheel, the sailboat, and the first written language. They also invented frying pans, razors, kilns to cook bricks and pottery, bronze hand tools, the plow, the plow seeder, cosmetics, and cylinder seals. The Sumerians were a very clever people. What was Babylon?