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Sumerian Advancements Shaped History

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Sumerian made many advancements that helped shape history. Their advancements did not only shape history, but it also impacted their society. Some advancements got them plenty of food to eat. That food helped the society by helping it grow. Other advancements helped Sumerians get from place to place. Some of the most important advancements was writing, the wheel, and the plow. First of all, they invented the first form of writing. They called it the cuneiform. Since they didn’t have pencils and paper, they used styluses to make wedge shaped symbols in clay tablets. This form of writing was used to write math books, science books, books, and poems. They also used pictographs. Pictographs were used to communicate, but instead of writing words
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