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The Spread of Cuneiform Beyond Mesopotamia: Anatolia, Syria, and Persia

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Which ancient civilization in Anatolia adopted and adapted cuneiform for their own writing system?

  1. Hittites

  2. Hurrians

  3. Assyrians

  4. Babylonians


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Hittites were an ancient civilization that inhabited Anatolia and adopted cuneiform for their own writing system, known as Hittite cuneiform.

What was the name of the cuneiform writing system used in ancient Syria?

  1. Ugaritic

  2. Eblaite

  3. Amorite

  4. Aramaic


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Ugaritic was the cuneiform writing system used in ancient Syria, particularly in the city of Ugarit.

Which ancient Persian empire adopted cuneiform for administrative and economic purposes?

  1. Achaemenid Empire

  2. Sassanid Empire

  3. Parthian Empire

  4. Seleucid Empire


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Achaemenid Empire, founded by Cyrus the Great, adopted cuneiform for administrative and economic purposes, alongside other writing systems.

What was the name of the cuneiform writing system used in ancient Ebla?

  1. Eblaite

  2. Ugaritic

  3. Hittite

  4. Akkadian


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Eblaite was the cuneiform writing system used in ancient Ebla, an important city-state in ancient Syria.

Which ancient civilization in Persia used cuneiform for religious and literary purposes?

  1. Elamites

  2. Medes

  3. Persians

  4. Parthians


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Elamites, an ancient civilization in Persia, used cuneiform for religious and literary purposes, alongside their own writing system.

What was the name of the cuneiform writing system used in ancient Amorite?

  1. Amorite

  2. Ugaritic

  3. Hittite

  4. Akkadian


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Amorite was the cuneiform writing system used by the Amorites, an ancient Semitic-speaking people who inhabited parts of Mesopotamia and Syria.

Which ancient civilization in Anatolia used cuneiform for diplomatic and commercial purposes?

  1. Hittites

  2. Hurrians

  3. Assyrians

  4. Babylonians


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The Hurrians, an ancient civilization in Anatolia, used cuneiform for diplomatic and commercial purposes, alongside their own writing system.

What was the name of the cuneiform writing system used in ancient Persia during the Achaemenid Empire?

  1. Old Persian

  2. Elamite

  3. Babylonian

  4. Assyrian


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Old Persian was the cuneiform writing system used in ancient Persia during the Achaemenid Empire.

Which ancient civilization in Syria used cuneiform for administrative and economic purposes?

  1. Ugaritians

  2. Eblaites

  3. Amorites

  4. Aramaeans


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The Eblaites, an ancient civilization in Syria, used cuneiform for administrative and economic purposes.

What was the name of the cuneiform writing system used in ancient Persia during the Sassanid Empire?

  1. Middle Persian

  2. Parthian

  3. Elamite

  4. Old Persian


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Middle Persian was the cuneiform writing system used in ancient Persia during the Sassanid Empire.

Which ancient civilization in Anatolia used cuneiform for religious and literary purposes?

  1. Hittites

  2. Hurrians

  3. Assyrians

  4. Babylonians


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Hittites, an ancient civilization in Anatolia, used cuneiform for religious and literary purposes, alongside their own writing system.

What was the name of the cuneiform writing system used in ancient Persia during the Parthian Empire?

  1. Parthian

  2. Middle Persian

  3. Elamite

  4. Old Persian


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Parthian was the cuneiform writing system used in ancient Persia during the Parthian Empire.

Which ancient civilization in Syria used cuneiform for diplomatic and commercial purposes?

  1. Ugaritians

  2. Eblaites

  3. Amorites

  4. Aramaeans


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Ugaritians, an ancient civilization in Syria, used cuneiform for diplomatic and commercial purposes.

What was the name of the cuneiform writing system used in ancient Elam?

  1. Elamite

  2. Old Persian

  3. Middle Persian

  4. Parthian


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Elamite was the cuneiform writing system used in ancient Elam, a region in southwestern Iran.

Which ancient civilization in Anatolia used cuneiform for administrative and economic purposes?

  1. Hittites

  2. Hurrians

  3. Assyrians

  4. Babylonians


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The Assyrians, an ancient civilization in Anatolia, used cuneiform for administrative and economic purposes, alongside their own writing system.

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