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The Sumerians used a script called "Cuneiform" pronounced qew-nay-i-form. Cuneiform documents were impressed on wet clay by means of a blunt reed and the impressions left by the reed were wedge shaped, hence the name cuneiform from the Latin term cuneus, meaning "wedge").
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In which direction did the Sumerians read?
When the Sumerians first developed their script, it was read from top to bottom. Around 3000 BCE they began reading from left to right and their characters rotated 90 degrees counterclockwise.
What tools did the sumerians use to write?
The Sumerians used the reed stylus to write. Unlike nowadays we use pen or pencils.
What did sumerians use reeds for?
writing
What did the Sumerians use to control the twin rivers?
The sumerians used dikes and ditches.
How do we still use the sumerians number syestem?
We use the sumerian number syestem in many ways, we put it in order just like sumerians.
What are The triangular indentations used for the script of Sumerians called?
The triangular indentations used for the script of Sumerians is called cuneiform.
What group is credited with developing the earliest known script?
The Sumerians
What is the name of the wedge-shaped writing by Sumerians?
cuneiform
What systems of writing were used by the following groups Sumerians?
Cuneiform script
Write about cuneiform script?
The Sumerians were the first to devise a script. This is knew as the cuneiform script. This in the from of pictographs signs, symbols and pictures which denoted objects. Henry Rawlinson deciphered the Sumerian script......
What did sumerians use to write with on cuneiform?
Sumerians used reeds to write on clay tablets when they created cuneiform script. The reeds were shaped into a triangular point, which they pressed into wet clay to form the wedge-shaped characters of cuneiform.
Which civilization developed an early writing system that used cuneiform script on wet clay tablets?
The Sumerians.
In which direction did the Sumerians read?
When the Sumerians first developed their script, it was read from top to bottom. Around 3000 BCE they began reading from left to right and their characters rotated 90 degrees counterclockwise.
Did the sumerians invent the sun dial?
what year did the Sumerians first use the sundial
What did Sumerian use to produce cuneiform?
Sumerians used clay tablets and a reed stylus to produce cuneiform writing. The stylus created wedge-shaped impressions on the soft clay, forming the distinctive script of cuneiform.
What tools did the sumerians use to write?
The Sumerians used the reed stylus to write. Unlike nowadays we use pen or pencils.
What metals did the sumerians use?
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