Why is the region of Sumer considered the Cradle of Civilization? So many bodies of water in the area.
What could the Sumerians practice year round because of the regions climate? Getting food to stay in the region.
Why was Cuneiform created? So they could keep up with the business transactions.
What medium was used to "write" Cuneiform? Explain the process of preparing and writing on this surface? First they chose to write on clay tablets, then wet the clay and form it into flat surfaces, used wedge shaped sticks to make imprints onto the clay, put them out on the sun so they could dry.
What did Cuneiform begin as a series of? A series of pictographs.
After it evolved over time, what shape did the characters of Cuneiform evolve into? Into a wedged shaped language.
After the Akkadians conquered, what happened to the Sumerian culture and written language? It caused a target for many invading civilizations.
What is a pictograph? A pictorial representation of an object.
Why did the creation of Cuneiform allow the Sumerians to become a sophisticated culture? They made a new language.
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