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Which ancient civilisation of Mesopotamia is credited with developing one of the world's first writing systems — known as cuneiform — around 3200 BCE?
Answer
The Sumerians
The Sumerians of southern Mesopotamia (modern-day Iraq) developed cuneiform — one of the world's earliest writing systems — around 3200 BCE. Initially used for administrative record-keeping, cuneiform was later adopted and adapted by the Akkadians, Babylonians, and Assyrians over thousands of years.
💡 Did you know?
The Sumerians invented writing not for literature or religion but to track beer rations — the world's oldest known written tablets are administrative brewery accounting records.
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- The Akkadians
- The Babylonians
- The Assyrians
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