History #2. Cunieform

The Sumerians were one of the earliest types of this kind of civilization?
Nomadic
What does that mean?
without a fixed home
Why is the region of Sumer considered the Cradle of Civilization?
Because Cuneiform was created there
What could the Sumerians practice year round because of the regions climate?Agriculture

Sumerian Pictograph

Post an example of early Cuneiform (Sumerian pictograph).
Why was Cuneiform created?To track business transactions
What medium was used to "write" Cuneiform? Explain the process of preparing and writing on this surface? Wet clay and impress sticks into them to write and then lay them out in the sun in order to dry the slabs.
What did Cuneiform begin as a series of?
Post an example of evolved Cuneiform (wedge-shaped).
A series of pictographs

After it evolved over time, what shape did the characters of Cuneiform evolve into?
Post an example of Akkadian Cuneiform.
Wedge shaped

After the Akkadians conquered, what happened to the Sumerian culture and written language?It was adopted by the Akkadians
What is a pictograph?Visual representation of an object
Why did the creation of Cuneiform allow the Sumerians to become a sophisticated culture?
It was a new form of communication