FIRST+WRITTEN+LANGUAGES

__**THE FIRST ANCIENT WRITTEN LANGUAGES**__
===**When and where did the first written languages appear?** Why may the rise of the first cities have influenced their development? What kinds of languages developed first? Describe them. How did they work? Who could write and who could not? What limited the number of people who could write? What uses was writing first put to?===

1. The first written language appeared in Mesopotamia in the form of cuneiform. The next written language to appear was hieroglyphics in Egypt. The ability to write was usually reserved for the scribes of the city or group of people. (agr)

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