Scribes were extremely important in Sumerian society since they were needed to transcribe everything that was written, because this was before the time of the printing press (which made duplication of such documents are easier).
Answer:
The U.S. suffered badly but not as bad as the soviet union, China, poland, India, etc. The U.S lost . 1,027,000 to 1,700,000 lives, the soviet union lost 20,000,00 to 27,000,000 lives, etc.
Explanation:
They did this because the soil was more fertile while it got harder to farmer further West