True or False
Cuneiform consists of pictures.
False (symbols)
a machine that presses ink onto paper to make books, newspapers, and other printed materials. It was invented in the 1400s and made copying information much faster and easier.
printing press
Pictures that represent direct objects are called ___.
pictographs
Ancient ___ such as Hammurabi's Code are written in cuneiform
Laws
As the purposes for writing in ancient China expanded . . .
A. Less people learned to read and write
B. The writing style changed from being pictographic to logographic
C. People only wrote on tortoise shells or bones
D. Writing was only used for trade and poetry
B. The writing style changed from being pictographic to logographic
Cuneiform was used by ancient Sumerians to record many things.
True
Someone whose job it was to write things down, like important information or stories
scribe
Cuneiform consists of ____-shaped symbols
Wedge-shaped symbols
_____was a method developed by ancient Andean civilizations for record keeping and communication. A ________ consists of strings and knots. These could record dates, keep track of data, like inventory, and even express thoughts and feelings.
Quipu or Khipu
5. Which of the following is NOT an example of how writing was used in Akkad?
A. Religious hymns changed the way people viewed the gods
B. Sargon expanded his empire C. Enheduanna’s writing influenced the way people viewed their gods
D. The people of Sumer rebelled against Sargon the Great because they refused to use writing
D. The people of Sumer rebelled against Sargon the Great because they refused to use writing
Cuneiform was not an important part of Sumerian life.
False
Cuneiform was written on clay tablets. What was the little stick they wrote with called?
stylus
The number of symbols in cuneiform grew to about how many?
2000
The people who were trained to write using cuneiform were called ____.
Scribes
Which of the following accurately identifies the original purpose for writing in Mesopotamian civilization?
A. Writing first developed out of needs related to trade B. Writing first developed out of spiritual needs
C. Writing first developed as a way to express feelings D. Writing first developed as a way to make laws known
A. Writing first developed out of needs related to trade
Cuneiform was invented about 3,500 years ago.
False (around 3500 B.C. which is over 5,500 years ago!)
Writing first started in ____________ but developed in many places throughout the rest of the ancient world
Mesopotamia or Sumer
What changed when their writing changed from pictographs to cuneiform symbols?
The symbols could represent sounds and syllables, not just objects.
What were some important purposes cuneiform was used for?
temple activities, business records, trade
Hammurabi’s Code . . .
A. Was the very first written law code ever.
B. Was written and publicly displayed to inform the people of the laws and punishments
C. proves that all people in ancient Babylon were given the same punishments for breaking the law
D. Made it clear that people were considered guilty until they could prove their innocence
Inventing a written language is easy and should have been done much earlier in history.
FALSE!
Explain the difference between changes that DRIVE developments and changes that RESPOND to developments.
Changes that DRIVE developments are the cause of something new happening. They start or push new ideas, inventions, or events forward. The cause.
Changes that RESPOND to developments are the effect — they happen because something else has already changed. They follow.
animal bones or turtle shells that ancient Chinese people used to predict the future by writing on them and heating them until they cracked
oracle bones
Using symbols that represent sounds instead of objects allows people to record what?
thoughts and ideas
8. Which of the following statements accurately described the ability to read and write in ancient civilizations?
A. Most people in the ancient world learned to read and write as writing was used for more purposes B. Often, only the king and priests learned to read and write
C. Women were never allowed to read and write
D. In many ancient civilizations, writing was considered a special skills and only a select group people could read and write
D. In many ancient civilizations, writing was considered a special skills and only a select group people could read and write