Chapter
Writing & Record Keeping
From cuneiform to the printing press.
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Writing
3400 BCESystems of visual symbols recording language that enabled civilization through preserved knowledge
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Paper
105 CEWriting material made from processed plant fibers that enabled unprecedented expansion of literacy and administration
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Double-Entry Bookkeeping
1340 CEAccounting method recording transactions as debits and credits that enabled modern business organization
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The Printing Press
1440 CEMovable type printing technology that revolutionized information dissemination and enabled mass literacy
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