System of writing! ✨

Question 1

what did forms of writing vary from?

Answer 1

Forms of writing varied from picture writing to symbols representing sounds and letters.

Question 2

What was writing first mainly developed for in early civilisations?

Answer 2

In some early societies, writing was first developed to record numbers, like the amount of grains harvested.

Question 3

What did writing eventually become used for?

Answer 3

Eventually, people began using writing to preserve all kinds of information.

Question 4

What did the write and record?

Answer 4

They recorded laws, wrote down prayers to the gods, and described the mighty deeds of rulers.

Question 5

What do historians learn from written records they left behind?

Answer 5

Historian have learnt much about early civilisations from the written records they left behind.

Question 6

What do we pass from and enter with the development of writing?

Answer 6

With the development of writing, we pass from prehistory to written history.