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It helped them through records and treaties

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because then if they found something great and wantedd to write it down they would have something to see and remember when they get older

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The most widely accepted theory is that Sumerian writing developed out of a system used to keep track of agricultural goods and trade items.

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Writing in Sumer was used for proclamations by rulers, histories of events, and recording official information such as weddings and some legal contracts.

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They invented writing so they could communicate with each other.

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to keep records of trade and tax collection

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To keep records.

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Why did the sumerians need to create a writing system?

to communicate


When and how did letter writing begin?

Ancient Egyptians and Sumerians are the first people to create a writing system.


What was the writing called that the Sumerians developed?

The Cuneiform would be the name of the writing the Sumerians made.


What did the Sumerians give?

The Sumerians gave us food and writing.


Sumerians were the first to invent what?

ramps and inclined walks,columns,and arches(:


What is the name of the wedge-shaped writing by Sumerians?

cuneiform


What did the Sumerians have?

The Sumerians gave us food and writing.


Why did the sumerians invent writing?

The Sumerians invented writing to keep track of records, documents, and just another way to communicate.


What gifts did the Sumerians gives us?

The Sumerians gave us food and writing.


When was the writing invented by the sumerians?

Sumerians created record kepping in 2000 B.C. but it doveloped into writing in about 3100 B.C.The Sumerians were credited with the advantage of claiming they invented writing in 3500 B.C., not in 1674 (Come on people. -.-)


Did the Assyrians invent writing?

No. Sumerians did. :)


Did the sumerians have the same writing we have today?

No.