Lesson 5 section 8: Writing 6th grade

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What is the name of the written language created by the Sumerians?

Back

Cuneiform

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What does the name 'cuneiform' come from?

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The Latin word for 'wedge'.

Front

Around what year was cuneiform developed?

Back

3300 B.C.E.

Front

What was the earliest use of cuneiform?

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To record information about exchanged goods

Front

What did cuneiform originally use before it was based on symbols for sounds and words?

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Pictographs