Cuneiform and the Sumerians | 3,000 BC

The Sumerians were one of the earliest types of this kind of civilization? What does that mean?
It means their history is the 1st of our written language and the very beginning of our recorded history

Why is the region of Sumer considered the Cradle of Civilization?
because it was where cuneiform, the worlds 1st written language, was created
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?
because of an increase in business transactions, and a need to keep track of it all
What medium was used to "write" Cuneiform? Explain the process of preparing and writing on this surface?
clay tablets; they would wet the clay, form them into flat surfaces, and make impressions into the clay. then they would lay them in the sun to dry the 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?
a 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 the sumerian culture

What is a pictograph?
a visual representation of an object

Why did the creation of Cuneiform allow the Sumerians to become a sophisticated culture?because they could keep track of business transactions