4. What are manuscripts? What is their importance?
5. Write a note on the cuneiform script.
6. What kind of information we obtain in history by studying pottery, ornaments and weapons?
7 Differentiate between manuscripts and inscriptions.
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4 answer); They provide evidence of human activity, and as such, are generated naturally during the course of an individual's or an organization's life. Scholars often use these manuscripts, however, for purposes unrelated to the reasons the documents were created.
5 answer); Cuneiform was one of the earliest systems of writing, invented by Sumerians in ancient Mesopotamia. It is distinguished by its wedge-shaped marks on clay tablets, made by means of a blunt reed for a stylus. The term cuneiform comes from cuneus, Latin for "wedge".
6 answer); Pottery and ornaments sometimes carry maker's marks, which can tell us further information: people's names, place names, even dates of manufacture.
7 answer); Manuscript and Inscription are the sources of historical knowledge. The manuscript is a handwritten or a manually typewritten document, whereas inscription is the writings on relatively hard surfaces such as stone or metal.