Six clay tablets are stamped with horizontally-inscribed symbols.
Cappadocian Tablet with Cuneiform Inscription
Assyrian
The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore
Question
Which inference about Near Eastern cultures is best supported by this image?
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Responses
All citizens of the ancient Near East were excellent writers.
All citizens of the ancient Near East were excellent writers.
This tablet describes the only god worshipped in the Near East.
This tablet describes the only god worshipped in the Near East.
This tablet was likely written using cylinder seals.
This tablet was likely written using cylinder seals.
The symbols on this tablet hav
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Answer: The symbols on this tablet have been used to record information (i.e., Near Eastern cultures developed a system of writing).
Explanation: This is a cuneiform clay tablet—wedge-shaped impressions made in wet clay—used for keeping records and communicating. It does not imply all citizens were writers, nor that it names a single god, and cylinder seals were used for seals, not for writing full texts.
Explanation: This is a cuneiform clay tablet—wedge-shaped impressions made in wet clay—used for keeping records and communicating. It does not imply all citizens were writers, nor that it names a single god, and cylinder seals were used for seals, not for writing full texts.
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