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The History of Writing and the Alphabet
The History of Writing and the Alphabet
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1
What came after DRAWING?
pictures
symbols
letters
the alphabet
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What writing technology was developed after clay tablets?
Papyrus
Writing keyboards
Tablets
Paper
3
Banks were the center of ancient civilizations.
True
False
4
How did they start listing the products that went into the temple?
drawing them
taking pictures
telling other people
writing syllables
5
Which country is not part of the beginning of writing?
Phoenicia
Greece
Britain
Egypt
6
The alphabet we use today is more similar to the:
Sumerian
Phoenician
Egyptian
Greek
7
The tablets were read from the left to the right.
True
False
8
Some clay tablets date from 5600 years ago.
True
False
9
There were no vowels in the Phoenician alphabet.
False
True
10
People used to donate a lot of things to the temples.
False
True
11
The Greek alphabet was spread first to:
The USA
Brazil
Italy
South Africa
12
What was NOT a problem with CLAY TABLETS?
They were difficult to use
It was hard to dry
They were heavy
They last forever
13
Temples served as warehouses.
FALSE
TRUE
14
What are the 2 first letters of the Greek alphabet called?
Omega and Alpha
Alpha and Beta
Alpha and Pi
Omega and Pi
15
Writing is a type of human technology.
True
False
