HISTORY
ANCIENT INDIA
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Question
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What is the name of the writing system of ancient India?
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cuneiform
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hieroglyphics
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sanskrit
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calligraphy
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Sanskrit, the ancient language of Hinduism, is one of the first written languages of record. Indo-Aryans regarded Sanskrit as holy because they believed it was the language of the Hindu gods.
Detailed explanation-2: -The earliest form of Sanskrit is that used in the Rig Veda (called Old Indic or Rigvedic Sanskrit). Amazingly, Rigvedic Sanskrit was first recorded in inscriptions found not on the plains of India but in in what is now northern Syria.
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