Why did early civilizations develop writing,. (select all that apply.)
a. to educate women in temple schools
b. to domesticate animals and plants
c. to keep track of goods
d. to worship gods and goddesses
e. to make life in cities possible?

The correct answers are C) to keep track of goods and E) to make life in cities possible.

Early civilizations develop writing to keep track of goods and to make life in cities possible.

Early civilizations needed to communicate and keep records to understand each other and other neighboring groups of people. The best example is the Sumerian civilization and their cuneiform writing system they used to write on clay tablets and register situations, events, important dates, and customs.

atman means 'eternal self'. the atman refers to the real self beyond ego or false self. it is often referred to as 'spirit' or 'soul' and indicates our true self or essence which underlies our existence.

there are many interesting perspectives on the self in hinduism ranging from the self as eternal servant of god to the self as being identified with god. the understanding of the self as eternal supports the idea of reincarnation in that the same eternal being can inhabit temporary bodies.

the idea of atman entails the idea of the self as a spiritual rather than material being and thus there is a strong dimension of hinduism which emphasises detachment from the material world and promotes practices such as asceticism. thus it could be said that in this world, a spiritual being, the atman, has a human experience rather than a human being having a spiritual experience.

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