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Prehistoric Messages
Early Systems of Writing
Early Alphabets
Languages of Europe
Miscellaneous French
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Speaking
What is "Which came first, speaking or writing?"
100
Sumerians
What is "Who were the people who made cuneiform writings on clay tablets?"
100
Scribes
Who were the people whose job it was to write?
100
French
What is a language spoken in eastern Canada?
100
Bonjour!
What is "Hello!" in French?
200
30,000 years ago
What is "How many years ago were animals painted in the cave in Altamira, Spain?"
200
Rebus
What is drawing pictures to represent words?
200
Cuneiform
What is the system of writing when you press a writing instrument into soft, damp clay tablets?
200
English, Spanish, Portuguese
What are the three leading languages of the Western Hemisphere?
200
Je m'appelle...
What is "My name is..." in French?
300
Ocher
What is red paint?
300
Modern day name for Mesopotamia
What is Iraq?
300
Papyrus
What is the paperlike material made from fibers of reeds that grew along the Nile River?
300
3,000 languages
What is the amount of languages spoken around the world?
300
Merci!
What is "Thank you!" in French!
400
Stone markings,cave paintings and bone decorations
What are the earliest forms of "written" communication?
400
5,000 years ago
What is "How long ago the Sumerians lived in Mesopotamia?"
400
Capital letters
What were the only forms of letters used in the Greek and Roman alphabets?
400
English, Spanish, Portuguese, and French explorers and settlers
Who were the first Europeans to bring their languages to the New World?
400
Joyeux anniversaire!
What is "Happy birthday!" in French?
500
Alexander Marshack
What is "Who is the scientist who discovered prehistoric bones gouged with scratches and rocks?"
500
It became necessary for people to record and communicate the ever-increasing amount of information people had to remember.
What is "Why did people begin to write?"
500
J,U and W
What are the letters which were added to the Roman alphabet during the Middle Ages?
500
Zirkus
What is the German word for circus?
500
Puis-je taller mon crayon?
What is "May I sharpen my pencil?" in French?