Some annoying K12 assignment, pls help bros/gals *ignore the following text, I'm just putting it here for anyone else that needs help with this same assignment*

1. You previously analyzed how Quindlen showed the logical progression of her ideas as the organizational pattern in the essay. Identify how the passage above also shows the logical/main idea organizational pattern. Use specific lines and explain.

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.