Cuneiform and the Sumerians | 3,000 BC

The Sumerians were one of the earliest types of this kind of civilization? What does that mean? Artisans, they were advanced in writing and creative arts. They created Cuneiform writing

Why is the region of Sumer considered the Cradle of Civilization? Sumer

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? To help keep track of business deals between different cultures and to communicate

What medium was used to "write" Cuneiform? Explain the process of preparing and writing on this surface? Clay was used to write on, they wet the clay, flatten it, then use wedge tools to carve into it

What did Cuneiform begin as a series of?  a series of pictures
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? They adopted the sumerian culture

What is a pictograph? A pictorial symbol for a word or phrase

Why did the creation of Cuneiform allow the Sumerians to become a sophisticated culture? they could communicate with all different languages and cultures