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Cuneiform was the Mesopotamian form of writing. It was based upon sound, unlike our own language. Cuneiform letters were a series of triangles and straight lines.

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What is the Record keeping in Mesopotamia?

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What was wedged shaped writing?

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How did the alphabet get started?

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so they could use cunieform for written records for the past as written records so they could know how life was if we ever learn cunieform


How would you describe cunieform?

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Do people today still use cunieform?

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Who used cunieform?

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What type of writing was invented by the Sumerians?

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Who used the early cunieform writing?

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