Question

2 Points

How did the development of cuneiform enable scholars to learn about the
ancient Sumerians?
O
A. Cuneiform allowed for the preservation of Sumerian artifacts.
O
B. Cuneiform led to Sumerian culture laying the groundwork for
Western civilization.
O
C. Cuneiform led to the invention of technology that preserved
Sumerian art.
) D. Cuneiform allowed details about Sumerian culture to be recorded.
SUBMIT

Answer 1

The correct answer is D. Cuneiform allowed details about Sumerian culture to be recorded.

Step-by-step explanation

Cuneiform writing is a writing system developed in ancient Babylon by the Sumerians about three thousand years before Christ; This system was characterized by the use of clay tablets where characters were written in wedge shapes through these tablets the customs and the way of life of the communities of the Babylonian civilization could be known, as the case of the Sumerian. For example, one of the best known and preserved cuneiform tablets to date is the Code of Hammurabi, one of the oldest legal documents in mankind. So, the correct answer is D. Cuneiform allowed details about Sumerian culture to be recorded.