7th grade language arts 1.point 1. barbara jordan believes that we must put our faith in children because a. they learn quickly and easily. b. they are born without prejudice. c. they want everyone to live in peace. d. they are more compassionate than adults.

The greatest gift the sumerians gave the world was the invention of writing. the sumerians were 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.