Recorded history

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Linear A etched on tablets found in Akrotiri, Santorini.
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Linear A etched on tablets found in Akrotiri, Santorini.

Recorded history can be defined as history that has been written down or recorded by the use of language, whereas history is a more general term referring simply to information about the past.[1]

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[edit] Early languages

One of the marks of progress in early human civilizations was the development of the early written languages, which involved the construction of alphabets, logograms, and ideograms. Some early languages included the following (sorted alphabetically):

[edit] Importance of written language

Written languages allow historians to speculate on the entertainment, lifestyles, and cultures of peoples long after they have died. Thus, the knowledge and wisdom of past civilizations is made immortal and passed down many generations.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Dictionary.Com Definition of "History"

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