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I wonder if the people saying "the Greeks invented the alphabet" understand these distinctions or realize that the Greeks inherited a nearly complete almost-alp
by TaylorAlexander 3y ago
I wonder if the people saying "the Greeks invented the alphabet" understand these distinctions or realize that the Greeks inherited a nearly complete almost-alphabet from the Egyptians and then added vowels.
- wolverine876 3y agoAny neat, simple, one-sentence claim about history, or any reality, omits lots of grey area, nuance, and complexity. Any such claim about the development of writing systems would have the same flaw (writing predates the Egyptians too). For one sentence, 'the alphabet was developed in 8th century BCE Greece' is a pretty good one.