Which early civilization built towering ziggurats and kept a record in cuneiform

A Mesopotamia B Indus Valley C China D Egypt

The early civilization that built towering ziggurats and kept a record in cuneiform was A) Mesopotamia. Mesopotamia is found in what would now be modern day Iraq and Kuwait, with parts of Syria, Turkey and Iran. It surrounds the Tigris-Euphrates River. It is considered to be a sort of birthplace of civilization. It became a battleground and was conquered by many different peoples.