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5. Read the text, “The Many Moons of Our Solar System". The term,
shepherd moon, is an analogy. What is the meaning behind the analogy,
shepherd moon, and why it is an appropriate name for 6 of Saturn's
moons? Cite evidence from the text to support your answer.

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.