While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:
<ul> <li>Cuneiform was developed by the Sumerians around 3200 BCE in Mesopotamia.</li> <li>It used wedge-shaped marks pressed into clay tablets.</li> <li>Egyptian hieroglyphs developed around 3100 BCE.</li> <li>Hieroglyphs combined logographic, syllabic, and alphabetic elements.</li> <li>Hieroglyphs were typically inscribed on stone or written on papyrus.</li> </ul> The student wants to contrast the two writing systems' physical media and inscription methods. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?Which choice most effectively makes the student's point?
- A
Cuneiform was developed by the Sumerians.
- B
Hieroglyphs combined logographic and alphabetic elements.
- C
Cuneiform and hieroglyphs both developed around 3200-3100 BCE.
- Dcheck_circle
While cuneiform was pressed in wedge shapes into clay tablets, hieroglyphs were carved into stone or written on papyrus.
Explanation
The goal is media and inscription contrast. Choice B contrasts wedge-clay with stone-papyrus. A is similarity, C is one system's structure, D is one system's origin.