Read the following passage and then answer the question. “behold her, single in the field, yon solitary highland lass! ” "the solitary reaper." william wordsworth (1770-1850) wordsworth's choice of topic for this poem is consistent with the romantic poets' a. interest in nature. b. concern for the common person. c. political idealism. d. rational, scientific view of society.

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.