when does human learnt to write ( in short form
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Explanation:
Prehistory is the period that begins with the appearance of the human being, about five million years ago, and finishes with the invention of writing, about 6,000 years ago.
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It has been argued that writing in Mesopotamia (present-day Iraq) grew from a counting system of clay tokens used to record transactions of goods. The goods represented were inferred by the shape of the tokens: spheres, cones and discs stood for measurements of grain, while cylinders stood for livestock. This counting system was used from 7500 BC onwards across the Fertile Crescent, from the Mediterranean coast down to the Persian Gulf.[1]
Around 3350 BC we find simple tokens supplemented by more complex ones with incised marks inside a temple complex of Inanna (the goddess of love), situated in Uruk, one of the most important cities in Mesopotamia.
Tokens were sometimes stored in clay ‘envelope’ balls: the tokens inside were impressed into the damp clay of the envelope so that the contents might remain known even when the ball was sealed. Eventually, the tokens were replaced by the signs made by their impressions onto the clay balls, or tablets.
However, whereas simple tokens could be pressed into the surface and easily recognised, complex tokens with their incised patterns could not be so clearly distinguished. So their shape and markings were drawn directly onto the surface of the clay ball or tablet with a cut reed.