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Writing and Language then and now

  • Mesopmatamian Civilization
    6000 BCE

    Mesopmatamian Civilization

    Mesopmatamian language was Sumerian and Akkadian (a mix of babylonian and Assriyan). They wrote on a cylinder shaped paper called cuineform
  • Indus Valley
    4000 BCE

    Indus Valley

    The Indus Valley civilization used Indus Script (no one knows the real name) Indus script was a series of much like Egyptian hieroglyphs.
  • Egypt
    3100 BCE

    Egypt

    The Egyptian people used hieroglyphics, a way to speak and write using symbols. Hieroglyphics are similar to Mayan Hieroglyphs. There were symbols for gods and phonetics too
  • Mayan Civilization
    2000 BCE

    Mayan Civilization

    The Mayans used Mayan glyphs, similar to egyptian hieroglyphs
  • Greece
    146 BCE

    Greece

    The Greeks used Ancient greek, a language almost like our alphabet
  • Rome
    24 BCE

    Rome

    The Romans used Latin, people still use it now.
  • Aztec

    Aztec

    The Aztecs used Mayan Glyphs although it was called Aztec Script
  • 17TH Century (Britan)

    17TH Century (Britan)

    The people living in the 17th century used the alphabet but in only cursive
  • Now!

    Now!

    We use the alphabet, although other people in the world use different languages