Which statement best completes the blank in this chart? So frightened that he is trembling and crying, Gilgamesh prays fervently for anyone to hear and protect him.
Frightened by what he faces, Gilgamesh pleads to the god Shamash to protect him on this dangerous journey.
Believing that Shamash is the most powerful god, Gilgamesh cries and begs him for help on the journey.
Gilgamesh is scared about his dangerous journey, and he has no idea where to turn for help aside from the gods.

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.