Mesopotamian Achievements

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Ancient Sumerians developed a written form of communication called

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cuneiform

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Ancient scribes used a writing tool called a

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stylus

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A scribe was someone that

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wrote cuneiform

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The Epic of Gilgamesh is

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a famous Mesopotamian poem

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Ancient scribes: wrote on clay tablets, trained for many years to write cuneiform, kept detailed records of trade

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all of these

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Irrigation is

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controlling water for human use

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The Epic of Gilgamesh tells the story of

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a cruel king who learns to be wise

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Ziggurats are

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storage places for surplus food, centers of trade, temples where the city-state god or goddess lived

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Cuneiform is written

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from left to right