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Mesopotomia
The invention of writing in Mesopotomia, what we now call Iraq, more than 5000 years ago.
By representing the sounds of words rather than pictures of objects, the Sumerian's script could record emotion, and complicated thoughts, and was completely revolutionary.
Presented by Michael Diamond.
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