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Make Judgments
Read "The Development of the Modern Alphabet." Then complete the chart by making judgments about the information in the text.

In the article, Carter Howard maintains that the Egyptian system of several hundred pictures was complicated.

My Opinion






Howard feels that the Greek system was an improvement over the Egyptian and Phoenician writing systems.

My Opinion






Think and Write: Do you think it is a good thing we no longer use picture writing? What evidence can you give to support your judgment?


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