Uses For Writing
Sending Messages
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As time went by, writing had evolved from a form of accounting, to a form of communication. This new form of communication allowed people to communicate over long distances, in the form of sending messages. Originally, verbal messages were sent by telling a messenger a message, the messenger would then relay the message verbally to the recipient. This form of sending messages was not very reliable, because often times the messenger would forget the message, or only remember it partially. The introduction of writing meant that people no longer had to worry about messages being forgotten by the messengers. This also meant that messages could be kept secret, because most people were illiterate; the messenger would not be able to read it, and had it been intercepted on the way, the people who had intercepted the message would not be able to understand the message.
Record Keeping/Accounting
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The introduction of writing to society made it easier for people to keep track of their records. The reason for this is that around this time, people started living in a community of families that all lived separately, as such different families owned different things separately. With people beginning to have personal belongings it became necessary to keep track of them by keeping an inventory. Even if the family was illiterate, they would still keep track of their belongings by means of some sort of record, weather it constituted of pictures or writing.
When currency was invented as a means of trading, and people began to make their own businesses, people used writing and number systems to do accounting that was necessary to keep track of all their records. However, this was not common before people had to pay taxes.
When currency was invented as a means of trading, and people began to make their own businesses, people used writing and number systems to do accounting that was necessary to keep track of all their records. However, this was not common before people had to pay taxes.