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I would say, and this is just a thought so I'm not sure if it's true, Rome also brought centralized society. Writing was a component of this. They are not neces
by kmonsen 4y ago
I would say, and this is just a thought so I'm not sure if it's true, Rome also brought centralized society. Writing was a component of this. They are not necessarily tired together but in practise are.
- AnimalMuppet 4y agoHmm. Would you say Greece was a centralized society? But they had writing. If "centralized" means "living in cities instead of rural", then Greece was centralized. But if you mean "ruled by one central authority who defines the language and how words are written", then Greece was not centralized.
- kmonsen 4y agoGood argument. Seems clear my thoughts was wrong.
- helsinkiandrew 4y agoPerhaps a centralized society needs writing but a society with writing doesn't need to be centralized. Greece is perhaps special too in that the sea makes natural political boundaries, you could also argue that it was somewhat (but not completely) culturally homogenous.