In the class discussion today, we looked at why writing was significant as well as the benefits of an alphabet. The importance and benefits of writing was that they were able to write out laws, taxes, and keep records from history. Also, it was used in trade and better communication, as well as turned into books which helped people advance as a culture over time. The benefits of an alphabet are that it is easier to teach to a group of people and it will be easier to translate from language to language.
One thing that I take away from class is the fact that writing and language was power at this time period. The more people that could understand an alphabet and written language means less power over those who can not. I can understand why they wanted important people to be the ones who had these special talents and not everyone. Villages wanted to maintain order over their culture.
One question that I pose is how did the voting stamps work? Why did they have to use stamps to vote and what do the letters on the stamps mean?
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