CLCIV 328 Midterm: CLCIVMidtermStudyGuide
9 Aug 2016
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Me and haroon made a term sheet quizlet link is below to join and use: https://quizlet. com/join/xrcazd8th. 05 collier and manley (describes how to read hieroglyphs, no need for exam) Mesopotamia: proto-cuneiform was used in mesopotamia at the end of the 4th millennium b. c. In later part of the uruk period . Writing may have been developed in uruk 3200-3000 b. c: 5000 tablets and fragments inscribed with proto-cuneiform have been found there. Structure: archaic system consisted of 800 separate symbols, new signs were created by combining 2 or 3 signs, was invented as a whole and did not develop gradually. Contents: administrative dealing with animal husbandry, grain distribution, animal and personnel management and processing of fruits/cereals. Cuneiform writing: characters (or signs) are impressions made by a reed stylus on wet clay, each stroke had a wedge-shaped head and a straight tail, other mediums besides clay were wax covered wood boards.
