which of the following best explains the importance of written languages in the river valley civilization? A. As a population began to grow in cities, record-keeping was needed to record amounts of agriculture products and for government us. B. Farmers used written languages to pass down their knowledge about agriculture from one generation to the next. C. Religious leaders developed written languages for recording religious teachings. D. Poets developed written languages for recording their poems.

C. Religious leaders developed written languages for recording religious teachings.  

Explanation:

The reasons for the creation of written language in the river valley civilizations are still controversial. Although many scholars believe that this language was created to be used in commerce, facilitating commercial transactions, others claim that this language was created for religious reasons, which is the most accepted theory today. This is because the symbols used in this language are very similar to objects that this society used for religious rituals.

With that, we can conclude that religious leaders developed written languages to record religious teachings.

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explanation:

"despite progress in the war, lincoln and most political pundits were convinced that he would lose his bid for reelection in 1864. the country was war weary and the democratic party's nominee, george mcclellan, was likely to negotiate a peace treaty with the confederacy if elected." - loc.gov

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