Cuneiform Writing System

HELP! We need to translate this message into English. What is this message in Cuneiform telling us?

• Social Studies

• Study Hard

• School Bus

• Stay Healthy

Today we use paper to write on, but in Ancient Mesopotamia they used ________________ to record (write) the cuneiform.

• wood

• clay tablets

This is the name of the person who recorded (wrote) the cuneiform on clay tablets.

• scribe

• author

• teacher

• ziggurat

Which of the choices represents the number 34?

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Read the following sentence:

Boys in school labored long hours to memorize cuneiform characters.

In your own words, explain what the word "labored" means in this context.

What does this word mean when translated to English?

• Sumerian

• Mesopotamia

• Cuneiform

• City State