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In what cultural fields did the ancient Greeks excel?
Architecture and building, The arts and theatre, Suppression of females, Slavery.
What gift did the Greeks give us?
Democracy and some forms of architecture
What were two of the many new writing systems created by the Greeks?
The Greeks created an ancient system known today as Linear B, as well as the Greek Alphabet.
Why couldn't the celts read or write?
The Celts primarily relied on oral tradition for the transmission of their history, stories, and knowledge. They did not have a standardized writing system like the Romans or Greeks. While some Celtic cultures had primitive forms of writing, they were not widely used or developed in the same way as the written languages of other ancient civilizations.
Whom did the Ancient Greeks borrow their writing system?
From Phoenician alphabetic script, modified progressively to suit their own language pronunciations. Later 8th Century BCE.
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