Pictograms to the more linear cuneiform writing

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Why did Mesopotamian scribes move from pictograms to the more linear cuneiform writing?

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a) Drawing lines instead of curves in wet clay was easier

b) Pictograms could not represent concepts

c) Lines occupy less space, so more would fit on a tablet

d) Lines were more useful in recording business matters.

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