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Cuneiform

Published on Nov 24, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

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CUNEIFORM

SARA
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CUNEIFORM

SUMER'S WRITING LANGUAGE
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CUNEIFORM

  • 500 symbols regularly
  • Picture writing
  • Symbols used more than 1 word
  • Earliest writing system
  • Oldest tablets 3500 B.C.
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CUNEIFORM

  • Simplified so easier
  • Scratching wet clay tablet
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CONCLUSION

  • Sumer had writing
  • Keep in touch
  • Write laws
  • Write records
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CREDITS

Our World, MacMillan, McGraw Hill 1999

Sara W