CIVILIZATION
SUMERIAN
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Question
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Sumerians first used cuneiform to keep business records.
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true
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false
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Around 3300 BC the Sumerians began to use picture symbols marked into clay tablets to keep their records. Writing was inscribed on clay tablets. Scribes would take a stylus (a stick made from a reed) and press the lines and symbols into soft, moist clay.
Detailed explanation-2: -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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