How would you describe the relations between Christians and Jews in Venice as represented in this scene? What seems to be the main difference between the Jews and the Christians, at least the merchants? What Biblical story does Shylock use to justify his taking of interest?

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.