The First Writing Presumably Developed to Handle Recordkeeping for a Centralized

question 60

Multiple Choice

The first writing presumably developed to handle recordkeeping for a centralized economy. Where did this first happen?

• A) southern Mesopotamia
• B) northern Mesopotamia
• C) the Levant
• D) Çatal Hüyük
• E) central Iran

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