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Sumerians
The greatest gift the Sumerians gave the world was the invention of writing. The Sumerians were a wealthy people. They needed some way to keep track of what they owned. They began drawing pictures. They used a reed as a pen. They drew on soft pieces of clay. The soft clay was then dried in the sun. The tablet became a permanent record. Later, the Sumerian drawings changed into wedge-shaped symbols. This kind of writing is called cuneiform. By putting symbols together, the Sumerians could write entire sentences.
The greatest gift the Sumerians gave the world was the invention of writing.
The Sumerians were a wealthy people.
By putting symbols together, the Sumerians could write entire sentences.
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The main idea of this informational passage is that the Sumerians invented writing, specifically cuneiform writing, which allowed them to keep track of what they owned and eventually write entire sentences.
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