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Surveys the history of writing and communication from ancient Mesopotamian cuneiform, Egyptian hieroglyphics, Phoenician and Greek alphabets, and Chinese writing to the mass communication methods of later centuries.

Traces the development of the written word for the purposes of communicating and recording knowledge.

Discusses the development of alphabets and writing systems in ancient societies, highlighting Egyptian, Mayan, Chinese and American Indian societies.

Explores the use of the cuneiform, a tool used to write on clay tablets, who used it, and why its use became extinct.