Discover the Sumerians' key Age of Empires IV innovations: the wheel for transport and pottery, and cuneiform writing.
The Sumerians are most noted for the invention of the wheel and writing. The wheel was important for transport and for pottery making. Sumerian writing, cuneiform, consisted of groups of stylus wedge impressions pushed into clay to form stylized pictograms representing words. This writing grew out of record keeping and seals from business transactions.
They were among the first to use boats, including round boats made of hide stretched over a wooden framework. These coracles were especially popular among the reeds and waterways of the river delta.
- Focus on developing the wheel early for economic and logistical advantages.
- Understand the origins of cuneiform to better manage trade and record-keeping mechanics.
- Utilize their early boat technology for exploration and trade along river systems.
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