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Sumerians develop cuneiform. It is the first know writing system in the world. -
Phoenicians develop the first alphabet. It became the inspiration/basis for the Latin alphabet. -
The Olympic games were very important in the development of the greek language. It was a factor in what kept them cohesive as a culture, and therefor kept languages from diverging too far. -
Rome would go on to spread its culture far and therefore its languages far. Rome is responsible for many of the most commonly spoken languages today. -
He was a major influence on how history was recorded as a whole and stands as one of the major sources for studying the ancient Greek languages, and also ancient Greece as a whole. -
Rome becomes an empire and will become much more powerful. Through conquer, they forcibly spread their culture. -
This edict made Christianity and the bible important in the Western world. These two things became very powerful in the spreading of language through things like missionaries, and printing tech. -
The pope sent people to spread the good word to England. England would actually use this Latin basis of language and turn it into a fairly important language that we use in the modern world. -
When he did this, he introduced Norman French and created Middle English. An important development for English. -
The printing press was first invented and used to print the bible. The printing press was one of the most important developments in language and literature ever.