A student researching writing has taken notes:

• Writing emerged around 3400 BCE in Mesopotamia • Early writing recorded economic transactions • Writing enabled knowledge preservation across generations • Alphabets developed from earlier pictographic systems • Only about 4% of human languages have written forms

2
reading

The student wants to explain writing's significance for civilization.

A

Writing first emerged around 3400 BCE in ancient Mesopotamia.

B

Only about 4% of human languages have developed written forms.

C

Writing transformed civilization by enabling the preservation and transmission of knowledge across generations.

D

Alphabets developed from earlier pictographic writing systems.

Correct Answer: C

Choice C. Knowledge preservation across generations explains significance.