Which of the following is the best definition of feudalism? a government in which kings are selected by their birthright to have exclusive control over a country
a government in which nobles have judicial, political, and military control over an area
a government in which leaders are elected to represent the ideas and opinions of the people
a government in which a leader takes office by force and leads with military authority

The greatest gift the sumerians gave the world was the invention of writing. the sumerians were a 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.