Scribes
How many years did it take to learn to be a scribe?
lt took at least 12 years to learn
What does Cuneiform mean?
Wedged shapes
why was cuneiform so important?
It was important because they din't have to memorize everything.
What did the sumerians write on?
They wrote on clay tablets.
True or False paper was more renewable than clay tablets?
False
Could girls learn to be a scribe?
No girls could not learn.
True or False cuneiform was the first written language?
True
Why was being a scribe important?
It was important because they served their community.
What was a stylus made out of?
They were made out of water reeds.
True or False clay tablets were a renewable resource?
True
What side of the clay tablet would the teacher write on?
The teachers would write on the right side.
What did Cuneiform shapes evolve into?
Letters
What percent of the population was a scribe?
1-10%
What would they do if they wanted to have the documents to be permanent?
They would dry it in the sun.
What are the pros of paper and pencil?
Not having to lug a clay tablets around with you, and it is more handy.
What were the schools that scribes went to called?
The school was called Edubba.
True or false: You could not fix mistakes if you messed up on a clay tablet.
False
What did scribes use wright?
They used stylus.
True or False are the clay tablets that were written on by Sumerians still readable today?
True
What are some of the cons of paper and pencil?
Not as renewable, not as durable
List 3 things that scribes would write down
taxes, crops, sacraphises to the gods, religious texts, stories.
Why did scribes write down what scribes saw at night?
Because they believed it would predict patterns in the future.
When did the Sumerians develop writing?
3300 BCE
True or False were clay tablets more durable than paper.
True