TOPIC NAME:_________________________________________________________ DATE:__________________________________________________________ TEXTBOOK PAGE NUMBERS: Sumerian Writing QUESTIONS & MAIN IDEAS NOTES What did the early Sumerian seals teach us? Describe the first written language that appeared in Mesopotamia around 3000 B.C. How did the Sumerian language develop Who knew how to write? What did they use to write? Explain the development of writing in ancient Mesopotamia? What materials did they use and why? What did they use writing for?