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Which civilization developed the world’s first known writing system, cuneiform, in Mesopotamia?

A. Egyptians
B. Sumerians
C. Phoenicians
D. Babylonians

Explanation:

Sumerians created cuneiform, the earliest known writing. Egyptians had hieroglyphics, Phoenicians an alphabet, Babylonians adapted Sumerian scripts.

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