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A 4 page paper which examines the importance and role of writing in ancient Mesoamerican civilizations. Bibliography lists sources.
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hieroglyphics in Egypt, that we see in ancient civilizations. The writings, the sculptural reliefs and the hieroglyphics are what provide us with the history of the ancient Mesoamerican civilizations. As
one author notes, "The Mayans until recently were a mystery, but their written language was recently "cracked," giving archeologists more to work with" (The Americas on the Eve of the
European Invasion, 2004). The following paper examines the importance and role of writing in cultures. Writing One author argues that there are two forms of writing associated with Mesoamerican
civilization. The first was used by Olmec culture and thus used by the following Mixtecs, Toltecs, and Aztecs (Writing, 2004). The first sort of writing was normally symbols within a
large mural type setting. "The first system, used in the Central Plateau area of Mexico, utilized symbols displayed within a large mural to give exact meaning to a certain
element, such as the name of a place, the name of a leader or a date. This only allowed the artist to display the most basic information, and was used
when whole sentences or thoughts did not need to be communicated" In essence, the viewer did not necessarily need to know how to read, but needed to know something
of the history attached to the pictures. It is often argued that these murals were merely implemented to add to the oral tradition of story telling and the telling of
history. "The symbols themselves are logographic, which means that they did not require you to speak the language of the author to interpret them" (Writing, 2004). As we can see,
this form of writing was to be used in conjunction with the oral tradition of the people and was not expected to be a permanent record of historical events and
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