Wednesday, February 29, 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 were our first written language, it is the beginning of our recorded history



Why is the region of Sumer considered the Cradle of Civilization?
-because it 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?
-created to help keel track of business transactions



What medium was used to "write" Cuneiform? Explain the process of preparing and writing on this surface?
-write on clay tablets. wet the clay, form it into flat surfaces, use a wedge shaped stylus made from reeds to make impressions into the clay surface.



What did Cuneiform begin as a series of? 
-a permanent record of the transactions


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?
-was adopted me the akkadians



What is a pictograph?
-a pictorial or visual representation of object



Why did the creation of Cuneiform allow the Sumerians to become a sophisticated culture?
-it was a new form of communication

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