What was the primary material used for writing in ancient Mesopotamia?

History and Evolution of Writing Systems

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9th - 12th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Animal skins
Clay tablets
Stone tablets
Papyrus
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who was responsible for deciphering the cuneiform script?
Thomas Young
George Friedrich Grotefend
Henry Rawlinson
Jean-François Champollion
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the significance of the Rosetta Stone?
It was used to build pyramids
It helped decipher Egyptian hieroglyphs
It was a tool for navigation
It was a form of ancient currency
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which ancient civilization is credited with developing the phonetic alphabet?
Phoenicians
Romans
Egyptians
Greeks
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The Greek letter 'Alpha' originated from which symbol?
A bull's head
A door
A fish
A man shouting
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which writing system is known for its continuous use over thousands of years?
Chinese characters
Phoenician alphabet
Cuneiform
Hieroglyphics
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the main difference between Chinese characters and an alphabet?
Chinese characters are used only in Japan
Chinese characters are phonetic
Chinese characters represent ideas or meanings
Chinese characters represent sounds
8.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the purpose of cryptographic alphabets like Morse code?
To encode messages for secrecy
To create artistic scripts
To simplify writing
To teach children the alphabet
9.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which method involves substituting letters with others at a fixed distance?
Bacon's cipher
Pigpen cipher
Caesar cipher
Morse code
10.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a pangram?
A type of ancient script
A method of encryption
A sentence that excludes a specific letter
A sentence that uses every letter of the alphabet
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