"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 were the first to record events

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

• It is an extremely fertile area and sustained many civilizations

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

• Agriculture
  

Why was Cuneiform created?

• Business Transactions

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

• Clay
• They take the wet clay and use a wedge shaped tool to "write" on the clay. After, they put it in the sun to harden

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 language

Post an example of Akkadian Cuneiform.
After the Akkadians conquered, what happened to the Sumerian culture and written language?

• The Akkadians adopted Sumerian culture and cuneiform

What is a pictograph?

• the use of simple pictures as a way of written communication or record

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

• They were the first with a written language and business transaction records