Long ago, people didn’t have letters like we do today. They used pictures and symbols to write things down, this was called cuneiform. But it got complicated. Then came the Phoenicians, a clever group of traders who simplified writing by making 22 simple signs that stood for sounds. These became the first alphabet, helping people around the world learn how to read and write more easily.
Examples
- A child drawing a picture of a horse to mean 'horse', like an early version of writing.
- A trader using simple signs to write messages that could be understood by many people.
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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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