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Which culture deleloped the only known writing system in the western hemisphere?
There were many known writing systems.
Why do you think the Greeks defeated the Persians in this battle?
Which battle - there were many, but the Greeks won by superior strategies and tactics.
How many greeks fought in thermopylae?
About 8,000.
How many Greeks fought in the Trojan war?
4
Why did many Greeks migrate?
The Greeks, on the whole, were not migratory people. If you are asking why they spread out, that answer is simple: New lands means new opportunities.
How many writing systems are there in the world?
There are approximately 3,000 writing systems in the world.
When did the Greeks invent the pen?
The pen has been around since about 3000 B.C. In various forms it has been used for writing for many centuries, including the Greeks.
Which culture deleloped the only known writing system in the western hemisphere?
There were many known writing systems.
Why did Greeks lose their ability to write?
The Greeks never lost their ability to write and speak. Greeks were under the rule of the ottoman empire, many Greeks (peasants) didnt have the freedom to learn how to write etc because they were in an enslaved state. There where many Greek schools even at the Epoch of the Ottoman Empire many Greeks were well educated and their abilities went far beyond just writing.
Why are there so many different writing systems?
Because every system was invented by a different culture.
How the constellations get their name?
many ancient civilizations created there own constellations but the ones most people use today were created from the Greeks
How many different writing styles do the Japanese use?
The Japanese use three writing systems: hiragana (cursive), katakana (print), and kanji (borrowed from the Chinese).
Who invented the wax tablet?
The Greeks were the first to use wax tablets for writing in the mid 8th century. However, many ancient civilizations used wax tablets.
Why do people mistakenly think alphabets and writing systems are exactly the same?
Through a lack of education and poor understanding of linguistics
Why did the Phoenician alphabet become so widespread?
It was not the mother of all languages - it was a means of writing language down. Most languages have nothing to do with Phoenician, it was their writing system. The Phoenician alphabet was adopted and adapted by the Greeks and Romans, from which many languages of the world have based their own alphabets. Of course, some peoples (eg much of the Muslim world), Chinese, Korean, Japanese etc etc) have developed their own writing systems, which cover much of the world today..
What was the new kind of writing replaced cuneiform?
The new kind of writing that replaced cuneiform was the Phoenician alphabet, which was simpler and easier to learn. This alphabet eventually evolved into the Greek and Latin alphabets, which are the basis for many modern writing systems.
How were the ancient Greeks ingenious?
The ancient Greeks invented many items which impacted our lives (such as founding the Olympic Games)
