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While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:

• The cuneiform script is the earliest known set of symbols used for writing.
• Sumerian was one of the first languages to be written using the cuneiform script.
• Sumerian was a language in ancient Mesopotamia (present-day Iraq).
• Clay tablets with Sumerian writing have been found there.
• Some of these tablets are almost 5,000 years old.

The student wants to identify a language that was written using the cuneiform script. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?

A

Examples of Mesopotamian writing that are nearly 5,000 years old have been found.

B

A language in ancient Mesopotamia used the cuneiform script for writing.

C

Clay tablets with cuneiform script have been found in present-day Iraq.

D

Sumerian, an ancient Mesopotamian language, was written using the cuneiform script.