Nomadic Civilizations, around 3500BC.
Why is the region of Sumer considered the Cradle of Civilization?
Where cuneiform was created. The worlds first written language.
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?They needed a way to keep track of there business
What medium was used to "write" Cuneiform? Explain the process of preparing and writing on this surface?
The would wet clay, flatten it into a slab, write the business transactions, then let it harden in the sun.
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?
Wedge shaped.
Post an example of Akkadian Cuneiform.
After the Akkadians conquered, what happened to the Sumerian culture and written language?
The Akkadians adopted the sumerians written language.
What is a pictograph?
A pictorial or visual representation of an object.
Why did the creation of Cuneiform allow the Sumerians to become a sophisticated culture?
They had a way of communicating that no other culture had. There businesses were more successful because they had records of everything.
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