1. The Phenomenon of Writing
While History textbooks almost exclusively talk about the writing of Mesopotamia and Egypt, writing has also been developed in the Indus Valley, China, and Mesoamerica. ... Another civilization that developed writing was the Egyptians. ... The ancient Egyptian word for hieroglyphs means "language of the gods" indicating their importance. ... Moreover, many Egyptians had autobiographies and directions to the afterlife written in their tombs. ... For everyday practical life, the Egyptian used two forms of cursive writing, first the hieratic and then the demotic. ...
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