What is cuneiform writing? what is its historical importance?

Cuneiform is a system of writing first developed by the ancient Sumerians of Mesopotamia c. 3500-3000 BCE. It is considered the most significant among the many cultural contributions of the Sumerians and the greatest among those of the Sumerian city of Uruk which advanced the writing of cuneiform c. 3200 BCE.

Explanation:

Cuneiform= a carefully cut writing implement known as a stylus is pressed into soft clay to produce wedge-like impressions that represent word-signs

Explanation:

All of the great Mesopotamian civilizations used cuneiform until it was abandoned in favor of the alphabetic script at some point after 100 BCE.

answer: in 1900, there were no "workplace safety laws"!

explanation: at the beginning of this century, workers in the united states faced remarkably high health and safety risks on the job.

a century ago in 1900 about three hundred out of every one hundred thousand miners were killed on the job each year.

[industria] developments occurred within a legal and regulatory climate that diminished employer’s interest in safety. as a result, americans developed production methods that were both highly productive and often very dangerous.