Recall the interview with Robert Holczer that you heard in this lesson. How does Holczer say his mother reacted after his teacher shouts at him, "I hope you go to Palestine to sell oranges. That’s where you belong"? a)His mother blamed him for angering his teacher.

b)His mother went to the school and apologized to the teacher.

c)His mother called the school and demanded that the teacher be fired.

d)His mother told him to ignore the teacher's racist comment.

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.