Earliest Civilization is the Region of Mesopotamia Because of Their Language of Cuneiform

As stated in document number one, Sumerians created cuneiform script over 5000 years ago. It was written on clay tablets, then baked hard in a kiln, according to document one. Cuneiform was created to track business dealings, keep records, and pass down ideas easily. Cuneiform was the world’s first written language, so you can see how this provided for future civilizations.

The Sumerians, the first civilization of Mesopotamia, was the creator of the first written language. This language

The Mayans were legendary for their skill in mathematics. The Mayans created the concept of zero! They made zero because they said zero is the meaning of nothing. As you can tell, we still use zero a lot in present day so that was very important in our history. To add on in the math subject they had calendars. They put hieroglyphics(symbol that means a word), on days to say it was a good day or bad or a ceremony day or anything else. For making the calendars their priests studied the moon and stars to calculate the numbers of days and amount of years, months, and other sources of time.

Mesopotamia’s first invention was a form of writing called cuneiform which was written on clay tablets with a sharp reed called a stylus. This permitted for recording events and

Did you know that the ancient Mesopotamian created cuneiform? Cuneiform was the first form of writing. It was created over 5000 years ago! Mesopotamians created Cuneiform to make trading deals. You might think in your head, why don’t they just remember it? Well, that is because if they traded a year from now the people could lie and get more of their

One of the most important inventions was cuneiform. (Doc.1)It was created by the Sumerians over 5000 years ago (Doc.1). It was the world's first Language.(Doc.1) Sumerians invented this writing system to keep track of business dealings, records (Doc. 1) and religious activity (OI). It

To start, the Sumerians invented cuneiform, which began the path to written language in the future. Cuneiform was the first written language. It was invented over 5000 years ago! (Doc. 1). They used a stylus to make imprints for writing. Written on the clay tablets it was used to keep records, document business

In spite of what painters, archeologists, or researchers of the nineteenth century believed about the ancient world, cuneiform has since proven its historical mettle. As displayed by Darius and his memorial at Bisitun, the early, crude cuneiform of 5000 B.C.E. adapted itself to culture after culture, and morphed into the dusty forerunner of our modern alphabet.

Sumerians were the first to invent a writing system called cuneiform. Cuneiform helped keep track of business, trade, records, and they wrote down new ideas. Mesopotamia, also made its own law system, Code of Hammurabi. The Code of Hammurabi explained that your action would result in an equal punishment. For example, it states that “If a builder builds a house for someone, and does not construct

Has anyone ever take the time out of the day to ever think what the earliest form of writing is? The first form of writing dates back to 3300 BCE and was called Sumerian cuneiform. This early form of writing was invented in Middle East in a place called southern Mesopotamia which is now modern day Iraq. Sumerian cuneiform mainly consisted of symbols and images on clay tablets to communicate with others. Originally the Clay tablets with the Sumerian cuneiform symbols were used to represent the items they were trading in the market. Eventually the clay tablet was made into small tokens with symbols to replace the bigger clay tablets. Sumerian cuneiform was soon adapted for the writing of the Akkadian, Elamite, Elamite, Hittite, Luwian, Hattic, Hurrian and Urartian languages. Sumerian, Akkadian, Hurrian and Hittite eventually wrote the first heroic story Gilgamesh.

Mesopotamia’s greatest contribution to society was the first writing system. The world's first form of writing was known as cuneiform. Without the simple art of written communication, there would be no verbal record of the achievements that took place in tn history.With the assistance of record-keeping, the world’s historians now have a better understanding about the civilization and the rest of the world. Cuneiform spread through the mediterranean world, and influenced the Greek, Latin, and English language. The Greek and Latin language influenced a massive portion of other world languages. Other technological accomplishments that were created during the Mesopotamian era included the wheel, geometry, bronze, and the plow for farming. While all of

The Sumerians create the world’s first written language, cuneiform script. They used this for business dealings, written records, and making trade easier. These written ideas were written on clay tablets, and baked in a kiln. This writing was a giant leap forward in the development of their civilization. Mesopotamia warrior, Hammurabi, created Hammurabi’s Code in 1754 B.C. This code was written on a huge, stone monument.

Another important factor for civilization was writing. Because of their written documents, we now have proof of what people thought back then, what went on, and how they made their business deals. The Mesopotamians

As earlier stated, cuneiform was the first thing invented during this time. It was the first written language, created by the Sumerians, and it has helped with everyone’s life since then. The Sumerians used it to keep records, help with trade, and pass down new ideas that they had. Cuneiform later led to the use of hieroglyphics. They were a system of writing that was created by the Pharaohs of Ancient Egypt. Hieroglyphics were different from cuneiform in the way that they were pictures that represented objects and ideas but could also stand for sounds. The Egyptians also created papyrus, or the first form of paper, to write the hieroglyphics on.

Cultural and social evolution relys on the understanding of the past and learning from our successes and our failures. Therfore, record keeping was crucial to the nurturing the evolution of society. With the importance of record keeping being recognized, the Mesopotamians developed Cuneiform, the first recognized form of writing.. Initially, Cuneiform, meaning “wedge shaped”, existed as pictographs drawn in clay tablets by a stylus made of a reed. The tablet was baked in the sun making it practically indestructible. (World History book 7th edition) There were disadvantages to clay: large documents were heavy and once baked no changes