3 a history

Question 1

what were the two earliest forms of writing?

Answer 1

cuneiform and hieroglyphics

Question 2

what country invented cuneiform?

Answer 2

sumer

Question 3

what country invented hieroglyphics?

Answer 3

egypt

Question 4

what three types of materials did the sumerians and egyptians write on?

Answer 4

stone, clay, papyrus

Question 5

what writing surface was easiest to use and carry around?

Answer 5

papyrus

Question 6

what writing surface lasted the longest?

Answer 6

stone

Question 7

why do we know more about the older times of ancient egypt than we do about the later times?

Answer 7

the stone tablets they wrote on in the earlier days have lasted through the ages, while most of the writings on papyrus have turned to dust.

Question 8

what does “mesopotamia” mean?

Answer 8

between the rivers

Question 9

tell me about the first writing

Answer 9

the ancient sumerians wrote in cuneiform on clay. ancient egyptians wrote in hieroglyphs on stone, then on papyrus. the stone and clay writings have lasted a long time, but the papyrus writings have disintegrated.