Central ideas in the beginning, middle, and end
who is the central character introduced in the beginning of the myth?
what major conflict is introduced in the beginning?
how is the major conflict developed in the middle?
how is the conflict resolved in the end?

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.