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History of Written Language (view source)
Revision as of 05:19, January 4, 2010
, 05:19, January 4, 2010→China
Egyptian hieroglyphs were mostly forgotten by the Western world until Napoleons exploits in Egypt brought back many inscriptions. They were finally deciphered upon the discovery of the [[Rosetta stone]], a single stone document which contained the same inscription in Greek, heiroglyphs, and cuneiform.
Egyptian hieroglyphs were mostly forgotten by the Western world until Napoleons exploits in Egypt brought back many inscriptions. They were finally deciphered upon the discovery of the [[Rosetta stone]], a single stone document which contained the same inscription in Greek, heiroglyphs, and cuneiform.
==China==
==East Asia==
[[Image:OracleBoneScript.jpg|right|100px|thumb|Oracle bone script.]]
[[Image:OracleBoneScript.jpg|right|100px|thumb|Oracle bone script.]]
The oldest writing in the world is Chinese. The earliest writing in China has been dated to 3500 BC and possibly earlier - some evolutionist believe the earliest Chinese writing dates to 6000 BC, although Christians would refute this. It appears the first writing in China was symbolic marking on bones used by priests to predict the future. In time, the symbols used in their religious traditions were used in art and basic literature.
The oldest writing in the world is Chinese. The earliest writing in China has been dated to 3500 BC and possibly earlier - some evolutionist believe the earliest Chinese writing dates to 6000 BC, although Christians would refute this. It appears the first writing in China was symbolic marking on bones used by priests to predict the future. In time, the symbols used in their religious traditions were used in art and basic literature.
China was far and away the most powerful and influential civilization in East Asia for thousands of years, and it is no surprise that Chinese writing heavily influenced the development of writing in nearby civilizations like Japan and Korea.
China was far and away the most powerful and influential civilization in East Asia for thousands of years, and it is no surprise that Chinese writing heavily influenced the development of writing in nearby civilizations like Japan and Korea.
Writing was introduced to Japan by the Chinese civilization around 400 BC. The Chinese system was adapted and altered to more efficiently write the Japanese language.
The Korean writing system, Hangul, was invented by [[Sejong the Great]] in 1443 during a period of Korean nationalism. Previously, Korea had used the Chinese system, but upon achieving independence, Hangul was invented to remove Chinese influence from the newly-minted nation.
==India==
==India==