What was cuneiform script in Mesopotamia famous for?
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Correct answer: Writing system
Cuneiform was one of the earliest known writing systems, developed in Mesopotamia. Scribes pressed a wedge-shaped stylus into wet clay tablets, producing distinctive marks. The script was used for administration, trade accounts, laws, letters and literature. It was therefore a writing system, not simply painting, naval warfare or folk-song performance. The physical wedge marks explain the name cuneiform.
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Cuneiform was one of the earliest known writing systems, developed in Mesopotamia. Scribes pressed a wedge-shaped stylus into wet clay tablets, producing distinctive marks. The script was used for administration, trade accounts, laws, letters and literature. It was therefore a writing system, not simply painting, naval warfare or folk-song performance. The physical wedge marks explain the name cuneiform.
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This is a Class 9 History question. Chapter: Colonial Rule and Pastoral Life.
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