How did the cuneiform writing system affect the development and advancement of Sumerian society, especially the lives of common people?
What will be an ideal response?
Hundreds of thousands of cuneiform texts from the early third millennium B.C.E. until the third century B.C.E. reveal a full and detailed picture of how peoples in ancient Mesopotamia conducted their lives and of the social conditions in which they lived. From the time of Hammurabi, for example, there are many royal letters to and from the various rulers of the age, letters from the king to his subordinates, administrative records from many different cities, and numerous letters and documents belonging to private families.The Sumerians passed much of their civilization down to their successors through cuneiform.
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A) ?John Marbury B) ?John Marshall C) ?John Adams D) ?John Jay E) ?John Taney
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A) Black abolitionists thought that white abolitionists were too radical. B) White abolitionists thought that black abolitionists were too radical. C) White abolitionists protested that they did not have a fair share of influence and leadership positions in the movement. D) Black abolitionists protested that they did not have a fair share of influence and leadership positions in the movement. E) White abolitionists did not want to end slavery immediately, whereas black abolitionists did.
What did the concept of Manifest Destiny entail?
What will be an ideal response?