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What was the writing system of the Mesopotamians?

AHieroglyphic

BThe Cuneiform

CBrahmi

DThe Khmer

Answer:

B. The Cuneiform

Read Explanation:

The Mesopotamian civilization

  • It flourished in the valleys between the Euphrates and the Tigris rivers.

  • The word 'Mesopotamia' means 'the land between rivers'. It is now in Iraq.

  • The Cuneiform script evolved in Mesopotamia.

  • Four different civilizations emerged in Mesopotamia-the Sumerian, the Babylonian, the Assyrian, and the Chaldean.

  • Ur, Uruk, and Lagash were the major cities in ancient Mesopotamia.

  • They formulated a calendar based on the movements of the moon. A year was divided into 12 months, a month into four weeks, and a day into 24 hours.

  • They knew division, multiplication, and square root.

  • The "Ziggurats' (temples) are the major remains of this great civilization


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