Cuneiform

What did cuneiform ORIGINALLY consist of?

• Hieroglyphs

• Pictograms

• Individual sounds

• Abstract concepts

Mesopotamia was the first civilization to write down their laws. 

• True 
• False 

Cuneiform symbols were made with wedge shaped marks on clay tablets

• True
• False

Who developed the system of writing?

• Babylonians
• Sumerians

Who were the scribes?

• People who traded with other regions.
• People who could read and write

To preserve the writings, Sumerians 

• Dried the tablets using natural winds
• Put the tablets under water 
• Baked the clay tablets in the sun 
• Baked the tablets in the oven 

The tool used to write on the clay was called a 

• Pencil 
• Pen 
• Stylus 
• Stick 

Cuneiform was?

• A special agreement
• writing system
• a temple

Which is a Mesopotamian invention?

• The kite
• The wheel
• Kleenex

First known written laws

• Ziggurat

• Cuneiform

• Code of Hammurabi

• Epic of Gilgamesh