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Chapter 4 - Developing Writing

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 November 2024

Robin Derricourt
Robin Derricourt
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University of New South Wales, Sydney
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Writing first appears with the beginnings of urban civilisation and the emergence of the state in Mesopotamia (ancient Iraq) and Egypt’s Nile Valley at the end of the 4th millennium bc. This chapter describes the many and different contributions of the technology of writing and the force and impacts achieved with the revolutionary innovation.

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Five Innovations That Changed Human History
Transitions and Impacts
 , pp. 89 - 135
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2024

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  • Developing Writing
  • Robin Derricourt, University of New South Wales, Sydney
  • Book: Five Innovations That Changed Human History
  • Online publication: 01 November 2024
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009523400.004
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  • Developing Writing
  • Robin Derricourt, University of New South Wales, Sydney
  • Book: Five Innovations That Changed Human History
  • Online publication: 01 November 2024
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009523400.004
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  • Developing Writing
  • Robin Derricourt, University of New South Wales, Sydney
  • Book: Five Innovations That Changed Human History
  • Online publication: 01 November 2024
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009523400.004
Available formats
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