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Once men found that they could make marks to signify syllables and sounds, there was no longer a need to draw pictures. By 3000 BC, the Sumerians, the Hittites, the Babylonians, and the Assyrians developed cuneiform writing, a system of wedge-shaped marks impressed in clay that was able to completely express the various languages. By 1700 BC, the Minoan Empire had developed and actual script. The wedge shaped figures disappeared, and people began to write in flowing curves. But it still represented only items and ideas and, at the best, a few syllables. An alphabet was needed. It arrived a thousand years after the onset of the Minoan script, and it began a whole new era.
The ancient Romans gave us most of our modern languages. Their language was Latin, the basis for most of the Western tongues. The actual shapes of the letters we use in print today are descended from the shapes of the early Roman letters. Then, writing came to another stand still. The alphabet had been formalized, standard shapes for all the letters had been adopted, and that was it. Learning to read was a luxury because it was so difficult to obtain reading material. A new invention was needed - a way to make many copies easily and cheaply. The date was 1440 and it marked man's first use of movable type.
It is generally thought that the first writing developed in the Mesopotamian area, also referred to as the 'Cradle of Civilization'. Cuneiform was used by the Sumerians, Egyptian Heiroglyphics developed also.
The Hammurabi's code was said then the Mesopotamians thought about writing it on clay that the Tigris and Euphrates river swifted it off the mountains to make clay then dry it then write on it with sharp objects and that is how they came up with writing.
Alphabetic writing came much later, when society became more complex, and literacy needed to be more widespread. The alphabet was simpler than previous systems because it required fewer symbols. People associated the sounds of words to the written form to create the alphabet.
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Who helped the Cherokee develop their own legal system and government that intertwined their own and European systems?
Sequoua when he invented writing and alphabets it enabled the indians to take records and set laws more than just verbally.
How did whig party develop?
justin bieber sexiness develop it
What is pre-writting?
Prewriting is everything done before writing. Good writers plan out what they're going to say before they put it down on paper, or try to develop an idea as much as possible before they write on the subject. Some examples are: The outline: (1.Topic a.subtopic i.subsubtopic ii.subsubtopic 2 b.subtopic 2.Topic 2)
The practice of writing history is known has?
Historiography
Was the Berbers the first empire to develop in Africa?
No
How did art of writing develop?
the Chinese
How did the Shang develop writing?
shang developed writing by using pictographs which is similar to mdern chinese writing
How did shang develop writing?
shang developed writing by using pictographs which is similar to mdern chinese writing
What did the Mesopotamians develop?
They developed a writing system.
What system of writing did the Maya's develop?
heiroglyphics
How did Egyptians develop?
from the Assyrian symbol writing
How would you to develop your essay structure before actually writing sentences?
Which of the following would allow you to develop your essay structure before actually writing sentences?
Did the Egyptians and Sumerians develop a form of writing?
yes they did.
Why did Phoenicians develop a writing system?
For communication and records.
What system did the Mesopotamians develop?
They developed a writing system.
What writing system did the Phoenicia develop?
An alphabetic system.
Why Phoenician develop a writing system?
For communication and records.
