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HISTORY OF WRITING SYSTEM

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does cuneiform mean?

a)

Pictograph

b)

Clay

c)

Wedge-shaped

d)

River writing

2.
Who developed the system of writing?
a)
Babylonians
b)
Sumerians
3.

Name of Language ______________

a)

Cuneiform

b)

Hieroglyphics

4.

What is Cuneiform?

a)

A writing system

b)

a temple

c)

a type of form

d)

a poison

5.

Cuneiform writing was started to record for

a)

farming

b)

fishing

c)

trading

6.

Prehistoric people drew (a)   in caves to communicate ideas.

7.

Name of Language_____________________

a)

Cuneiform

b)

Hieroglyphics

8.

Egyptians created their own writing system,called __________________________

a)

Cuneiform

b)

Hieroglyphics

9.

Because of writing, education _____________

a)

Decreased

b)

Increased

10.

According to the reading ,What are the 2 reasons why people need writing?

4 lines
11.

What is the first way that people communicated?

4 lines
12.

Printing machines were developed in____________

a)

Asia

b)

Africa

c)

Antarctica

d)

Australia

13.
Cuneiform symbols were made with wedge shaped marks on clay tablets
a)
True
b)
False
14.

How did people use tokens to communicate in business?

4 lines