In this passage, we learn that writing began in the ancient culture of Sumer. The people of
Sumer needed a way to remember things. They wrote with pictures at first. Then they
invented a wedge-shaped form of writing called cuneiform. They wrote in cuneiform on clay
tablets with sharp reeds.
KEY WORDS
cuneiform: composed of slim triangular or wedge-shaped elements, asthe characters used in writing by the ancient Akkadians,Assyrians, Babylonians, Persians, and others.
grain: a small, hard seed, especially the seed of a food plant suchas wheat, corn, rye, oats, rice, or millet.
reeds: are plants that grow in or near water
symbols: a letter, figure, or other character or mark or a combination of letters or the like used to designate something: thealgebraic symbol x; the chemical symbol Au.
wedges: a cuneiform character or stroke of this shape.
HIGHLIGHTED WORDS
- products: things people make or grow
- traded: bought and sold
ANCIENT SUMER CIVILIZATION
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