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1. Which civilization is credited with creating the first writing system?
The Sumerians of Mesopotamia are credited with creating cuneiform, the world’s first writing system, around 3200 BCE.
Cuneiform was initially used for record-keeping, trade, and documenting laws, written on clay tablets using a reed stylus, and influenced later civilizations such as the Akkadians, Babylonians, and Assyrians.
Cuneiform was initially used for record-keeping, trade, and documenting laws, written on clay tablets using a reed stylus, and influenced later civilizations such as the Akkadians, Babylonians, and Assyrians.