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Clay tablet with cuneiform writing of the ancient Sumerian or Assyrian civilization

How Writing Changed the World

Source: LiveScience

It’s no exaggeration to say that the advent of writing changed everything for humans. Here’s a look at some of the key shifts in history that resulted from those first scratches on clay tablets.

This entry was posted in Responses to Change and tagged Culture & Society, History on June 1, 2017 by admin.

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