Monday, February 27, 2012

Cuneiform and the Sumerians | 3,000 BC

After it evolved over time, what shape did the characters of Cuneiform evolve into?






The Sumerians were one of the earliest types of this kind of civilization? What does that mean?
Nomadic Civilization,

Why is the region of Sumer considered the Cradle of Civilization?
sumer

What could the Sumerians practice year round because of the regions climate?agriculture the surplus of food allowed them to say in the region


Post an example of early Cuneiform (Sumerian pictograph).
Why was Cuneiform created?
to help track all the business transactions

pictographsumerian2.jpg



What medium was used to "write" Cuneiform? Explain the process of preparing and writing on this surface?
clay tablets, wet the clay, form it into flat surfaces, use a wedge shaped stylus made from reeds to make impressions into the clay surface, lay clay n sun

What did Cuneiform begin as a series of? 
pictographs


Post an example of evolved Cuneiform (wedge-shaped).

wedge shape language



Post an example of Akkadian Cuneiform.
After the Akkadians conquered, what happened to the Sumerian culture and written language?
adopted the sumerian culture and their written language

What is a pictograph?
ideogram that conveys its meaning through its pictorial resemblances
Why did the cre
ation of Cuneiform allow the Sumerians to become a sophisticated culture?
form of communication 



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