1.1.4_SUMERIANS-Writing and Number System

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The first writing system

Cuneiform

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A system of writing derived from pictographs and symbols of items

Cuneiform

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The material on which cuneiform was carved

Mud/clay tablets

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What tool was used to carve cuneiform?

Reed stylus

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The base 60 number system used by Sumerians, also known as

Sexagesimal

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The three radix systems combined in the Sumerian number system

Base 1, Base 10, Base 60