Cuneiform is described as which type of writing?

• A. A form of currency.
• B. A religious ritual.
• C. A system of writing.
• D. A type of pottery.

Answer: (C)

Cuneiform is a system of writing developed in ancient Mesopotamia. It consists of wedge-shaped signs pressed into clay with a reed stylus, originally used to record goods and transactions and later extended to represent sounds, words, and complex texts. This writing system enabled Sumerians, Akkadians, and other Mesopotamian cultures to keep administration records, compose laws, and produce literature like the Epic of Gilgamesh. It is not currency, a religious ritual, or a type of pottery, because the essential idea here is the method used to convey language, not an object or practice.