What is the function of ivan's monologue in between the first two sections of the play? a. to inform the audience that natalya isn't thinking about marriage, but only her family's land b. to show that he stubbornly plans to defend himself and his family when natalya challenges him c. to show off his affectionate relationship with stepan and how quickly that relationship changes d. to inform the audience of his motivations for proposing and to set up the coming action

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.