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Arii_bell

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When did southern Mesopotamia develop a writing system?
 
  a. when it came in contact with Chinese and Egyptian cultures
  b. in 3300 B.C.E.
  c. during the migration of Homo sapiens out of Africa
  d. with the development of small villages
  e. in 3300 C.E.

Question 2

The word cuneiform refers to
 
  a. the Mesopotamian imitation of Egyptian hieroglyphs.
  b. the wedge-shaped instrument used to write in Mesopotamia.
  c. the clay used to write on by Mesopotamians.
  d. the kind of iron found in Egyptian soil.
  e. Mesopotamian scribes.



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Answer to Question 1

b

Answer to Question 2

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