story of writing?

Question

how the writing began and the difference between the present type of writing?

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Answer 1

Both Egyptian and Sumerian civilisations started using writing about 3,000 years B.C.

The Sumerians used a kind of picture writing called cuneiform on clay and stone tablets. The Egyptians used another form of picture writing, heiroglyphs, on papyrus.

Early writing had many functions. Although its main use was to record things, just like some memos today, it was also used to tell popular stories, make religious offerings, and commemorate the dead.

If you visit the Louvre Museum in Paris, have a look at the Sumerian art of Mesopotamia. Most of the sculptures there have pieces of writing on them. Also, most Egyptian art is adorned with writing of some kind.

In Sumerian and Egyptian times less than 1% of people knew how to write.