Writing-Rachel

In the time of Mesopotamia there was a very important job and art that was the skill of writing. Writing came in many differnent forms in these days that included different images and symbols. The people wrote on clay tablets and even metal or wood with a very handy tool called a stylus. After the clay tablet had been written on then it was lft in the sun to dry and harden. After these beautiful carvings were hardened and had come to a ful solid then they would last for centuries apart from a simple paper and pen drawing. After this simple form of writing had sunk into everyones brains in that period of time then came a new form of writing called cuniaform. Cuniaform was a new type of writing and a way of communicating which was simply made up of wedge shape marks. The markings that were written down onto the clay were there for keeping records and facts about anything that had been going on. Cuniaform quickly became the new form of writing for everyone back then and it was a very big excitment! There were also many different systems back then and one was social structures and controls. That meant where did everyone back then fit into the social world based on the people's jobs and if they were wealthy or not. As a writer you were not completey wealthy but it was a very decent job to have in order to support your family. Writing was and still does play a very important part in our world and who knows if there may be another form to come apon us.