3.I believe that writing is the most important invention in history.It is the most important for two reasons.First,it helped governments and businesses work better.Second,it helped ideas to spread.
Writing was invented by the Sumerians around 5,000 years ago. (1)
One example is The Code of Hammurabi.It was a list of laws written on a huge stone block for all to see.The law was written down,so every person knew what the law was.They knew what would happen if they broke it.
The Sumerians also wrote down rules about their government.The rules described how the government should work. (2)
The rule said that the worker would have to pay a fine.This made the government act more responsibly.
The Sumerians also wrote down business contracts (合同).That's because a contract explains what both sides promise to do.Written contracts helped the Sumerians run better businesses.This helped their civilization to grow.
(3)
It was an epic poem (史詩) called The Epic of Gilgamesh.The work is about more than just two friends on an adventure.It is also about life and death,happiness and sadness.It's full of big ideas about the world.When the Sumerians wrote these ideas down,they spread.As a result,the Sumerians could study and talk about these big ideas. (4)
Writing helped the Sumerians become great thinkers.
As you have read,writing helped the Sumerians become a great civilization. (5)
That is why writing is the most important invention in human history.
A.They could also improve these ideas.
B.Writing continues to improve our lives today.
C.They used writing to make their government work better.
D.The Sumerians also created the world's first written story.
E.Writing is so common to us that we hardly think about it.
F.The writing of the Sumerians further developed to include sounds and meanings.
G.One rule explained what would happen if a government worker didn't do his job well.