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Vol 2 Ep 21 - The History of Writing, Part One

Jun 16, 2019
45:40
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1
Introduction
00:00 • 3min
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2
The History of Egyptian Hieroglyphs
03:26 • 3min
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3
The Origins of Writing
06:31 • 3min
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4
The Origins of Clay Tokens
09:21 • 5min
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5
The Early Forms of Cuneiform Writing
14:46 • 4min
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6
The Origins of Egyptian Hieroglyphs
18:24 • 3min
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7
The History of the Indus Valley
21:39 • 3min
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8
The Origins of Ancient Chinese Writing
24:31 • 4min
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9
The Evolution of Chinese Writing
28:57 • 3min
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10
The Evolution of Linear a and Linear B in Ancient Egypt
31:49 • 3min
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11
The Story of Alphabets
34:51 • 6min
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12
The History of the World Podcast
40:39 • 5min
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3300 - 1200 BCE - What is writing and why did people start doing it?  We analyse the earliest known writing systems and read between the lines.
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