Which of the following statements about the earliest writing is NOT true?
a. it was syllabic
b. it was developed as a form of record keeping
c. it spread from Mesopotamia to Egypt
d. it played no role in the development of Mesoamerican writing systems
e. it was scrawled on wet clay with a stylus
Answer: a. it was syllabic
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The Inca capital was
A. Sipán. B. Huánuco Pampa. C. Machu Picchu. D. Cuzco. E. Chan Chan.