Cuneiform and the Sumerians | 3,000 BC

The Sumerians were one of the earliest types of this kind of civilization? What does that mean?
they created Cuneiform

Why is the region of Sumer considered the Cradle of Civilization?
They created the first written language-Cuneiform

What could the Sumerians practice year round because of the regions climate?
Agricultural

Post an example of early Cuneiform (Sumerian pictograph).
Why was Cuneiform created?Used to record transactions

What medium was used to "write" Cuneiform? Explain the process of preparing and writing on this surface?
wedge shape stylus/ wet the clay, form it into a flat surface, lay in the sun allowing to dry and harden

What did Cuneiform begin as a series of?
pictographs 

Post an example of evolved Cuneiform (wedge-shaped).
After it evolved over time, what shape did the characters of Cuneiform evolve into?
wedge shape

Post an example of Akkadian Cuneiform.
After the Akkadians conquered, what happened to the Sumerian culture and written language?
Akkadians adopted the Sumerian language

What is a pictograph?
a pictorial or visual representation of an object

Why did the creation of Cuneiform allow the Sumerians to become a sophisticated culture?
It was a new form of communication