To keep records on certain things
They were the first people to write the alphabet. The Ancient Greek's
most people wrote on rocks with harder rocks
Some wealthy people could read and write ancient Hebrew, and some couldn't. Just as some non-wealthy people could read and write ancient Hebrew, and some couldn't.Unlike other cultures of the time, literacy was high among ancient Hebrew males.
most people say it started in ancient greece.
People who could write in ancient Rome we called either a scriptor, an auctor, or a scriba. A scriba connoted a professional writer.
When religious leaders realized that they could not control the people
Ancient people needed a way to transport goods.
people that knew how to read and write
Ancient Egyptians who couldn't write. Not many people were literate at that time.
In ancient Egypt only the scribes learnt to read and write!
Scribes
The ancient Olympics begin on 776 BC