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The ancient civilization that is credited with inventing the clock is the Sumerians. They were thought to have created the clock's hour system with 24 hours and 60 minutes and the first clock prototypes known as sundials.

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The Egyptian civilization is credited with the invention of the clock during ancient times.

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They invented the water clock. The water clock was used to tell time and to measure speeches in the courtroom. The inventor of the water clock was Ctesibius.

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