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Monday, February 13, 2012

Cuneiform and the Sumerians | 3,000 BC

The Sumerians were one of the earliest types of this kind of civilization? What does that mean?
They are the beginning of our history. They created vases

Why is the region of Sumer considered the Cradle of Civilization?
The land is very fertile

What could the Sumerians practice year round because of the regions climate?

agriculture


Post an example of early Cuneiform (Sumerian pictograph).

Why was Cuneiform created?
transactions
What medium was used to "write" Cuneiform? Explain the process of preparing and writing on this surface?
clay

What did Cuneiform begin as a series of?
Pictographs

Post an example of evolved Cuneiform (wedge-shaped).
After it evolved over time, what shape did the characters of Cuneiform evolve into?


Post an example of Akkadian Cuneiform.

After the Akkadians conquered, what happened to the Sumerian culture and written language?


What is a pictograph?


Why did the creation of Cuneiform allow the Sumerians to become a sophisticated culture?

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