Tag: scribes
Maya Civilization Writing, Scribes Maya civilization developed in Central America in today’s countries of Mexico, Belize, Honduras, Guatemala, and El Salvador. It flourished for 1500 years. Maya scribes used …
Minoan Civilization Writing, Seals The Minoan Civilization, the center of Europe’s first advanced civilization, the Minoans, from 2700 to 1420 BC, was located on the island of Crete in …
Timbuktu, Mali Manuscripts, Libraries 1300 AD Timbuktu (French: Tombouctou), Mali, was founded as a seasonal camp by Tuareg desert nomads in the 9th century during the dominance of the …
Indus Valley Civilization Writing, Seals Over 1,000 Bronze Age settlements developed in the ancient Indus Valley Civilization (IVC) in the floodplain along the fertile Indus River, located in current-day …
Persian Empire Language, Writing and Scribes The Persian Empire was vast, over 3,000 miles wide, the world’s first superpower, starting with Cyrus the Great around 550 BC. Persian rulers …
Notaries in Ancient Greece, 360 BC In Ancient Greece, there were several types of public officials in Greek city-states who performed document writing, witnessing and record keeping duties. They …