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What civilization created the first writing system, cuneiform?

Retry Correct Incorrect According to the Library of Congress, the ancient Sumerians of Mesopotamia developed a symbolic style of writing named cuneiform that was engraved into clay and stone tablets like the one shown here. This writing system predated even the hieroglyphs of ancient Egypt.

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What civilization created the first writing system, cuneiform?

• Ancient Egyptians
• Ancient Sumerians
• Ancient Indians
• Ancient Greeks