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writing system
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Sumerian civilization
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Writing system consists of cuneiform script etched into clay tablets.
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historical civilizations
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Primarily alphabetic or phonetic in contemporary societies
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writing system
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historical civilizations
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May be logographic or ideographic in historical civilizations, such as in ancient China or Egypt
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writing systems
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Early civilizations
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Essential for record-keeping, communication, and religious texts in ancient Mesopotamia, Egypt, and Indus Valley
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writing systems
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ancient civilizations
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Ancient civilizations developed early writing systems to record historical events, religious texts, and administrative records, such as cuneiform in Mesopotamia and hieroglyphs in Egypt.
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