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    These achievements helped the Sumerians with the things that they did in their everyday lives. These advancements included writing, the wheel and the plow. Not only did the the advancements, that the Sumerians made, help them with their lives, we also use them in our everyday lives, such as writing, the plow and the wheel. To begin, Sumerians developed the first form of writing which is called cuneiform. When the ancient Sumerians developed cuneiform it helped, the other people to communicate with

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    An important technological advancement in the history of mankind was the invention of writing language. Known as cuneiform at the time, its origination hailed from a place in southern Mesopotamia called Sumer in 3500-3000 BCE. The process during its invention involved making markings in wet clay with a reed-like instrument. The reason for its invention was for the flourishment of commerce. The Sumerians needed a way to communicate with merchants and customers from between large expanses of land and

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    Since its origin as the writing system of the ancient hieroglyphics, through the contribution of a multitude of human civilizations, the new alphabetical system of English has yet developed into its optimum form. Through the systematic research of the alphabet’s origin as the Hieroglyphics, its developmental stage throughout the ancient world and on the advancements of the English alphabet, it will evidently expose the significance of the alphabet ad how collective learning assisted in its development

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    production of grain and wool, tablets say nothing of individual people not even kings, very little about political and legal systems, social structures, gender relations and religious beliefs, (73) Significance- The information on the tablets is important, however the information not found on the tablets is what is really informative. No mention of religion or government/legal system is found. This suggest that even though there was a central government the authority likely played a different role in people's

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    Why Did I Write My Name?

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    made. When I saw my brother’s handwriting on his paper and I looked at mine, I knew I had to try again. My writing was humiliating and I wanted to hide it. The letter K was the worst I ever had ever seen . Each line the that made up the letter overlapped and extended one another, it was not recognizable. I

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    The Sumarians Essay

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    etched into clay tablets with a triangle shaped stylus called a ‘calamus’ and then allowed to dry or fired in a kiln to make them last as long as possible. The Sumarians are speculated to be the earliest people to ever use the first known written system in the world. The earliest surviving Papyrus scrolls that contain written text originate in Egypt and date back to around 2400 BC during the Fifth Dynasty of King Neferirkare Kakai, although historians have suggested papyrus could have been used

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    In the Babylonian pantheon, Nabu, son of Marduk, invented bestowed the art of writing in cuneiform to man, although it’s commonly accepted that it began in the late fourth millennium B.C.E. With it, people kept records of trades and inventories, wrote chronicles of their kings, epics depicting legendary characters like Gilgamesh, and sonnets to recite to worship their gods. While many could stake some claim to basic literacy, scribes were the only ones able to truly master the language afters year

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    Your essay must be typed using either Arial or Times New Roman size 12 and your writing should be double spaced. Be sure to indent each new paragraph. Sumerians long ago were the inventors of many items today. The Sumerians made several advancements such as the number system, medicine, clock, jewelry, and architecture. But these are some of the most important advancements that impacted their society. Writing, the wheel, and the plow were some of Sumerians major achievements. These achievements

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    Technology is a helpful tool for teaching the writing process, and Marchisan and Alber (2001) concluded that writers can be taught to write using the writing process approach paired with tools of technology, direct instruction, and committed well-trained teachers. Graham, (2008), Graham & and Perin (2007a), and Rogers & and Graham, (2008), agreed that technology makes the process of writing easier and often provides very specific types of support. Word processing provides at least four advantages:

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    This article talks about the study of the Dunbar Cave in Montgomery County, Tennessee to learn more about the varied ways that the cave was used by people. Many of the artifacts that was in the cave linked its usage time to be from the Late Paleo-Indian to the Mississippian period. The article define dark-zone cave art as “the decorations in the areas of the caves that is beyond the reach of external lights”. Mug Glyph Cave art was found in the 12th Unnamed Cave in Tennessee and since then sixty-nine

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