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SAT Reading and Writing· difficulty 3/5

Ancient Mesopotamian scribes used a wedge-shaped stylus to press symbols into wet clay tablets. ______ , Egyptian scribes developed hieroglyphs that they painted on papyrus or carved into stone.

Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?

  • A

    Therefore

  • B

    Meanwhile

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  • C

    Likewise

  • D

    Furthermore

Explanation

Both sentences describe contemporaneous but different writing systems. "Meanwhile" signals concurrent contrast. The others do not capture this best.

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