Which of the following statements was NOT a reason Sumerians developed a writing system?
A)to keep the calendar and predict season changes
B)to track commercial and religious taxation
C)to standardize an alphabet
D)to record marital and inheritance contracts
E)to record law codes

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The Sumerians developed a writing system primarily for administrative, economic, and legal purposes, not to standardize an alphabet. Their writing system, cuneiform, was initially pictographic and evolved over time, but the concept of an alphabet with standardized characters representing sounds came much later in human history.

Which of the Following Statements Was NOT a Reason Sumerians