Writing
InventorSumerians
Year3400-3200 BC
CategoryCommunication
OriginMesopotamia
About Writing
Cuneiform was the first writing system, initially for accounting records. Egyptian hieroglyphics developed around the same time. Chinese writing appeared around 1200 BC. The alphabet was invented by Phoenicians around 1050 BC. Writing made history possible.
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