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Did the Phoenicians develop a writing system before or after the Sumerians?
The Phoenicians developed their writing system from the Sumerian writing system in 1400 BCE, so their writing system came after the Sumerian one.
What was the sumerian system of writing in wet clay?
cuneiform.
What was a Sumerian writer called?
Sumerian writing is the oldest full-fledged writing that archaeologists have discovered. The ones that wrote official were the priests. Priests had become skilled as scribes.
What is the difference between the Egyptian and the sumerian culture?
Sumerian is the oldest known written language in human history. The writing was called cuneiform after the wedge shaped writing instrument. The pictograms were etched onto clay tablets and fired in kilns to make the writing endure. It was replaced by the Aramaic around 900BC. The Egyptians developed hieroglyphics, and they wrote on papyrus made from reeds. Papyrus was cheaper and easier to produce and keep than the clay tablets.
What was the sumerian writing system called and why is it so significant?
the sumerians writing was called cuniform, and it was signifigant because it was the world's first writing systemRead more: What_was_the_Sumerians_writing_called_and_why_is_it_so_significant
Why do we consider writing the most important sumerian invention?
The Ubaid are considered the first agents of civilization in the region.
Why is Sumerian writing important?
it was inmiijsa
How did the Phoenicians improve upon the Sumerian invention?
The Phoenicians improved upon the Sumerian invention by when the Sumerians invented the first writing system (symbols and cuneiform) the Phoenicians invented the alphabet which was easier.
What Sumerian invention did the Phoenicians improve?
They developed an alphabet to impr0ve on the cuneiform writing system.
What do many people consider to be the greatest invention of the Sumerian?
It was either the System of Writing or the Wheel! they used a stylist at first to carve on clay that is know i guess is know called a cuniform
How did the invention of a writing system affect Sumerian society?
Writing on clay was an inexpensive yet permanent way of recording transactions. The fact that the Sumerians shared their land with Semitic-speaking Akkadians was important because the Akkadians had to turn the Sumerian logographic writing into phonetic syllabic writing in order to use cuneiform to represent phonetically the spoken words of the Akkadian language.
Why is Sumerian system of writing important?
Because it was the first writing system in human history.
What do people consider to be the greatest invention of the sumerians?
Either writing, or the wheel (:
An important invention of the Sumerians?
The writing called cuneiform.
Which was the most important sumerian invention?
Probably the first form of writing ever. :P Cuneiform is what it was called. It was a type of writing where they would use triangular-formed styluses to push down into the clay to create different shapes, which were different letters. Not many citizens knew how to read or write.
Why was the invention of writing so important to the development of civilization?
The invention of writing allowed for historical record to be easily accessible; which played a huge part in the development of civialization.
What pointed reed instrument used for writing?
What was an important invention from the Sumerians
