People used pictures to write long ago. They started with simple drawings, like a picture of a sun or a river. Over time, these drawings became letters, the start of what we now call an alphabet.
Examples
- A child draws a picture of a cat, that’s like an early symbol.
- A group of people uses simple marks to write messages on clay tablets.
- A scribe turns pictures into letters to make writing faster.
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See also
- How Did the Pyramids Stay Standing for Thousands of Years?
- Why Did the Roman Empire Fall?
- How Does the Ancient Roman Calendar Work?
- How Did Ancient Civilizations Count Without Numbers?
- How Do We Know What People Thought Long Ago?
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