The figurative language used in the passage is a simile .
IF YOU TAKE 748.36 - 297.78 YOUR ANSWER ENDS OF BEING 450.58 SO IN THAT CASE YOUR ANSWER WOULD BE
D. 450
The answer is C. because cuneiform is the system of writing used in the ancient Middle East. The name, a coinage from Latin and Middle French roots meaning “wedge-shaped,” has been the modern designation from the early 18th century onward. Cuneiform was the most widespread and historically significant writing system in the ancient Middle East.
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