The first writing

Which kind of writing was invented in Sumer?

• Heiroglyphics

• Calligraphy

• Cuneiform

• Alphabet

What did Sumerians use to produce cuneiform?

• Poles pulled by oxen

• A wedge-shaped stylus

• A net woven from reeds

• Feathers from large birds

Records of the goods people exchanged were made on

• Metal coins

• Clay tablets

• Animal hides

• Flattened reeds

a symbol that stands for an object

• pictograph

• cuneiform

• scribe

• technology

a person who writes

• cuneiform

• professional

• ziggurat

• scribe

What is cuneiform?

• cave art made by Sumerians

• a written language made of wedge-shape characters

• an ancient type of unicorn

What was the responsibility of a scribe?

• to serve in the army
• to write and maintain records
• to create swords for the army
• to plan social events

What did cuneiform symbols represent?

• pictures = sounds

• pictures = things

• pictures = letters

Why did the Sumerians first invent writing?

• to record stories they told

• to record diary entries

• to record trades they made

• to record results of war

Over time, how did cuneiform symbols change?

• the symbols started to represent sounds

• the symbols started to represent words

• they started to write on paper

• they started to carve in stone