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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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