Cuneiform Practice

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2 questions

Instructions

Answer the following questions to practice your knowledge of cuneiform.

Required

People in Ancient __________  created the world’s first writing.  This system of writing is called ______________ .  It was different from earlier writing, which was made up of ________________ .  A person whose job was to write things down was called a ___________ , and they used a ___________  to make marks in soft clay.  Mesopotamians used cuneiform to record trades and write stories, like the Epic of ______________ .   

Drag and drop the items into Cave Paintings or Cuneiform.

Paleolithic
Clay and stylus
Early Humans
Portable (can take it with you)
Neolithic
Words
Stays put (can't move)
Created 5,000 years ago
Paint, brushes, hands
Mesopotamia
Pictures
Created 20,000 years ago

Cave Paintings
Cuneiform