Cuneiform and the Sumerians | 3,000 BC

The Sumerians were one of the earliest types of this kind of civilization? What does that mean?
Nomadic, they roamed until they found where they wanted to live. 
Why is the region of Sumer considered the Cradle of Civilization?
It is where cuneiform, the first written language, was created.
What could the Sumerians practice year round because of the regions climate?
Agriculture

Why was Cuneiform created?
To keep track of business transactions
What medium was used to "write" Cuneiform? Explain the process of preparing and writing on this surface? 
They wrote on clay tablets. They would wet the clay, form it into flat surfaces, and use a wedge shaped stylus made from reeds to make impressions into the clay surface. 
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What did Cuneiform begin as a series of? 
Pictographs

After it evolved over time, what shape did the characters of Cuneiform evolve into? 
Wedge shape 

After the Akkadians conquered, what happened to the Sumerian culture and written language?
The akkadians adopted the sumerian culture and their written language, cuneiform.
What is a pictograph?
A pictorial or visual representation of an object.
Why did the creation of Cuneiform allow the Sumerians to become a sophisticated culture?
It gave them a form of communication that had not been available before.