Studies looking at language acquisition have indicated that reading and writing
A) developed later than spoken language, approximately 50,000 years ago.
B) were performed by Neanderthals as well as Homo sapiens.
C) developed along with spoken language, probably between 100,000 and 200,000 years ago.
D) developed very recently in human history, in perhaps the last 5,000 to 6,000 years.

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Reading and writing are relatively recent developments in human history, emerging within the last 5,000 to 6,000 years, long after the development of spoken language.

Studies Looking at Language Acquisition Have Indicated That Reading and Writing