Invention of Writing

Cuneiform is a form of writing from

• China

• Mesopotamia

• Mexico

The Sumerians used _________ with symbols to record trade.

• tokens

• notes

• sticks

Cuneiform writing was started to record for

• farming

• fishing

• trading

What were some ways ancient people recorded ideas and events BEFORE writing was invented?

• newspapers and telegraphs

• cave art and counting tokens

• diaries and journals

What was the writing system of Mesopotamia called?

• Hieroglyphics

• Meso-writing

• Cuneiform

What was the name of the tool that Mesopotamians used to write in clay?

• stick

• knife

• pen

• stylus

Who created the writing system – Hieroglyphics?

• Sumerians

• Chinese

• Egyptians

• Romans

Where was wooden block printing first done?

• China

• Asia

• Europe

• Middle East

Identify the picture

• Hieroglyphics

• Cuneiform

• Chinese

• Cave painting

What type of writing system is this?

• Cuneiform

• English Alphabet

• Chinese

• Hieroglyphics