Cuneiform was a writing system used by the Mesopotamians involving pictographs and signs cut into clay tablets to keep records, communicate, and write stories. It allowed farmers to count crops given to temple workers and changed the world by enabling written communication and literacy through spelling.
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2. Cuneiform was a piece of clay paper to the
Mesopotamians .They used it to keep records
of stuff that has happened in the past and to
communicate to each other.
3. The way to use cuneiform is to use pictures
and signs that show the word that you use .to
write on it the Mesopotamians used a sharp
object that could cut through the clay that
was made out of reed.
4. To keep record of things and to communicate
to each other and to write storyes.
6. Cuneiform made life easier for the
Mesopotamians by letting farmers count
how much barley [a kind of crop] was given to
the temple workers . The way this works is
that the farmers keep count of how many
barley is given to the workers.
7. It changed the world by letting people be able
to write and spell . But without it what is the
point of school because you may be able to
speak like bla bla gcayijjijmn but you cant
spell or write .