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Sumer: writing begins — Homework

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Sumer: writing begins — Homework

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  1. 1.About what year did Sumerian writing first develop, and what is it called?
  2. 2.What does the word "cuneiform" mean?
  3. 3.What need first pushed Sumerians to invent writing?
  4. 4.Name one Sumerian invention besides writing.
  5. 5.Write a paragraph explaining how writing changed from simple record-keeping into literature, using the Epic of Gilgamesh as your example.
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