What is the purpose of finding a central idea in writing? a. it shows the reader the author's publication information. b. it shows the reader how to write a new piece of literature. c. it shows the reader the focus of the whole piece. d. it shows the reader why the piece is so popular already.

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.