OPEN ENDED QUESTION Among its many uses cuneiform was used to
record business transactions. This shows us
how writing influences what other area of life

Using cuneiform to record business transactions shows us that writing influences not only our socio-cultural life and communication style, but also our socio-economic life as human beings.

Explanation:

Cuneiform as a form of writing was one of the earliest systems of writing, invented by the Sumerians in ancient Mesopotamia using wedge-shaped marks on clay tablets, made by means of a blunt reed for a stylus. The term cuneiform comes from cuneus, Latin for "wedge."  Cuneiform refined pictographic symbols, turning writing into phonetic representations.  The invention of Cuneiform helped to depict and communicate abstract names, words, and ideas more effectively.

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answer; (b) asia;