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What was the writing system in Mesopotamia?
A
Ciena
B
Mesopotmian
C
English
D
Cuneiform
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Cuneiform is a method of Ancient Mesopotamian writing that was used to write different languages in the Ancient Near East. Writing was invented multiple times in different places in the world. One of the earliest written scripts is cuneiform, which first developed in ancient Mesopotamia between 3400 and 3100 BCE.

Detailed explanation-2: -Cuneiform is one of the oldest forms of writing known. It means “wedge-shaped, ‘’ because people wrote it using a reed stylus cut to make a wedge-shaped mark on a clay tablet. Letters enclosed in clay envelopes, as well as works of literature, such as the Epic of Gilgamesh have been found.

Detailed explanation-3: -The pictographic symbols were refined into the writing system known as cuneiform. The English word cuneiform comes from the Latin cuneus, meaning “wedge.” Using cuneiform, written symbols could be quickly made by highly trained scribes through the skillful use of the wedge-like end of a reed stylus.

Detailed explanation-4: -Definition. Cuneiform is a system of writing first developed by the ancient Sumerians of Mesopotamia c. 3500 BCE. It is considered the most significant among the many cultural contributions of the Sumerians and the greatest among those of the Sumerian city of Uruk, which advanced the writing of cuneiform c.

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