Sumerian Writing

system of writing first developed by the ancient Sumerians of Mesopotamia

a picture symbol for a word or phrase. Pictographs were used as the earliest known form of writing by the Sumerians.

Very important people who were trained to write cuneiform and record many of the languages spoken in Mesopotamia.

First stories or poems written during early sumerian times

Sumerian architecture is probably the oldest serious architecture (not just building houses and barns) in the world. People living in the area between the Tigris and the Euphrates rivers (modern Iraq) began to build really big, substantial buildings about 3500 BC.

a form of temple common to the Sumerians

Sumerians developed the world's first writing system, Cuneiform. It developed from the pictographs and other symbols used to represent objects. The Sumerians used sharp tools called styluses on clay tablets to make symbols that represent syllables which allowed them to express more complex ideas.

The wheel - for transportation Potter's wheel The plow-pulled by oxen to prepare the soil for farming Water Clock

Developed a math system based on 60 Divided the year into 12 months Developed Geometry Studied nature :plants, animals and minerals Studied medicine

Sculptors made statues of gods using ivory, wood and pottery Makeup Jewelry- gold, silver and gems music -reed pipes, drums, tambourines and lyres