CIVILIZATION
SUMERIAN
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Question
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Why did the Sumerians develop a writing system?
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to record history
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to keep records of business deals and accounting
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to track the movement of the moon
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The Sumerians developed the first form of writing. As Sumerian towns grew into cities, the people needed a way to keep track of business transactions, ownership rights, and government records.
Detailed explanation-2: -Cuneiform was an ancient writing system developed between 3500 and 3000 BCE. It was used for keeping track of transactions, though it later became the writing system of ancient Sumerian literature.
Detailed explanation-3: -Cuneiform was originally developed to write the Sumerian language of southern Mesopotamia (modern Iraq). Cuneiform is the earliest known writing system. This article contains phonetic transcriptions in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA).
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