Question

Use the images to answer the question.

A photograph shows a tablet made of a square piece of clay and inscribed with the text of an ancient civilization.
Source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York/ Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Klejman, 1966

A photograph shows the text of an ancient civilization written on an irregular rectangular board. The wooden board has a deep cut on one side and ragged edges.
Source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York/ Gift of Edward S. Harkness, 1928

Which statement uses evidence from the sources that investigates ways ancient civilizations used written language to keep records?

(1 point)
Responses

Mesopotamians used cuneiform tablets to keep track of sales transactions, and ancient Egyptians used hieroglyphs to keep track of education records.
Mesopotamians used cuneiform tablets to keep track of sales transactions, and ancient Egyptians used hieroglyphs to keep track of education records.

Mesopotamians used pictographs to keep track of trade items, and ancient Egyptians used cuneiform tablets to keep track of library records.
Mesopotamians used pictographs to keep track of trade items, and ancient Egyptians used cuneiform tablets to keep track of library records.

Mesopotamians used pictographs to record trade transactions, and ancient Egyptians used pictographs to keep track of educational records.
Mesopotamians used pictographs to record trade transactions, and ancient Egyptians used pictographs to keep track of educational records.

Mesopotamians used hieroglyphs to record historical stories and people, and ancient Egyptians used pictographs to record important people and events.
Mesopotamians used hieroglyphs to record historical stories and people, and ancient Egyptians used pictographs to record important people and events.
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The best response based on the evidence from the sources is:

"Mesopotamians used cuneiform tablets to keep track of sales transactions, and ancient Egyptians used hieroglyphs to keep track of educational records."

This response accurately reflects the use of written language by ancient civilizations for record-keeping purposes, as noted with the use of cuneiform tablets in Mesopotamia and hieroglyphs in ancient Egypt.