Sumerian Writing and Cuneiform

What type of material did the Sumerians write on?

• Paper

• Papyrus

• Animal skins

• Clay tablets

What does the word cuneiform mean?

• Picture words

• Writing in Sumerian

• Clay

• Wedge-shaped

About when did the Sumerians start to use writing to make records?

• 5000 BC

• 4200 BC

• 3300 BC

• 2700 BC

What was the stylus used for?

• To harden the clay

• To make wedge-shaped marks in the clay

• To write ink in the clay

• all of the above

What was the stylus made of?

• A stick from a reed plant

• Iron

• Bronze

True or False: Translating the writing of the Mesopotamian people is fairly easy for archeologists today?

• True

• False

True or False: The writing method of the Sumerians was used by many future civilizations for thousands of years.

• True

• False