In paragraph 3, the author writes that “Jefferson was so taken with his birds” Which sentence has the same meaning as the author”s statement?
1. Jefferson worried about his birds?
2. Jefferson was charmed by his birds?
3. Jefferson took his birds everywhere?
4. Jefferson was responsible for his birds?

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