Which is considered the oldest known writing system?
Egyptian Hieroglyphs
Cuneiform
Chinese Characters
Latin Alphabet
Cuneiform writing originated in which ancient civilization?
Egypt
the Sumerians
Indus Valley
Greece
What material did ancient Sumerians primarily use for writing?
Papyrus
Clay Tablets
Stone Slabs
Bamboo
The Rosetta Stone helped scholars decode which writing system?
Cuneiform
Linear B
Egyptian Hieroglyphs
Sanskrit
Which ancient writing system was used in the Indus Valley Civilization?
Linear A
Harappan Script
Hieratic
Phoenician
Which writing system is known for using wedge-shaped marks?
Hieroglyphs
Cuneiform
Runic
Linear B
Linear B script was used by which ancient civilization?
Mesopotamia
Minoans
Mycenaeans
Egyptians
Which script is the direct predecessor of the modern Greek alphabet?
Phoenician
Latin
Cuneiform
Demotic
Which ancient script is still in use today, though evolved?
Cuneiform
Egyptian Hieroglyphs
Chinese Characters
Linear A
What type of writing system uses symbols to represent sounds rather than ideas?
Logographic
Ideographic
Phonetic
Pictographic