The wedge-shaped Mesopotamian script is called:
ALinear B
BCuneiform
CHieroglyph
DBrahmi lipi
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Cuneiform
1. Cuneus is Latin for wedge.
2. Scribes pressed reeds into wet clay.
3. The script became cuneiform by 2600 BCE.
_Source: NCERT Class 11 Themes in World History, Theme 2, Writing and City Life._
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