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History of writing

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Date: 

Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/history-of-writing

Step 2 · Questions

  1. 1. What is the earliest known writing system?

  2. 2. What is the influential early alphabet?

Step 3 · Words to know

Write what each word means, using the article.

  • Logographic Script

  • Phoneme

  • Abjad

  • Determinative

Step 4 · Two facts in your own words

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

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