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Jun 21, 2023 · The first written documents were created in ancient Mesopotamia around 4000 BC. These early forms of writing were used primarily for record-keeping, but they also allowed for the dissemination of information across long distances. Papyrus and Scrolls. In ancient Egypt and Greece, papyrus was used as a writing material.
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The world's first written news may have originated in eighth century BCE China, where reports gathered by officials were eventually compiled as the Spring and Autumn Annals.
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In the video above, Matthew Winkler explores the history of the written word for TED Education. It's a question that, like so many others, has no simple answer. It's a question that, like so many ...
Writing is the physical manifestation of a spoken language. It is thought that human beings developed language c. 35,000 BCE as evidenced by cave paintings from the period of the Cro-Magnon Man (c. 50,000-30,000 BCE) which appear to express concepts concerning daily life.
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Writing in China developed from divination rites using oracle bones c. 1200 BCE and appears to also have arisen independently as there is no evidence of cultural transference at this time between China and Mesopotamia. The ancient Chinese practice of divination involved etching marks on bones or shells which were then heated until they cracked. The...
The Sumerians first invented writing as a means of long-distance communication which was necessitated by trade. With the rise of the citiesin Mesopotamia, and the need for resources which were lacking in the region, long-distance trade developed and, with it, the need to be able to communicate across the expanses between cities or regions. The earl...
This new means of communication allowed scribes to record the events of their times as well as their religious beliefs and, in time, to create an art form which was not possible before the written word: literature. The first writer in history known by name is the Mesopotamian priestess Enheduanna (2285-2250 BCE), daughter of Sargon of Akkad, who wr...
The role of the poet in preserving heroic legends would become an important one in cultures throughout the ancient world. The Mesopotamian scribe Shin-Legi-Unninni (wrote 1300-1000 BCE) would help preserve and transmit The Epic of Gilgamesh. Homer (c. 800 BCE) would do the same for the Greeks and Virgil (70-19 BCE) for the Romans. The Indian epic M...
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The oldest direct handwritten news sheets circulated widely in Venice as early as 1566. These weekly news sheets were full of information on wars and politics in Italy and Europe. The first printed newspapers were published weekly in Germany from 1605.
Feb 11, 2008 · How Writing Changed the World. News. By Heather Whipps. published 11 February 2008. This cuneiform text dates back to the 6th year of prince Lugalanda who ruled about 2370 B.C. in southern ...
