Region of origin names the place a script first developed. Wikipedia notes the Latin script is "derived from a form of the Greek alphabet which was in use in the ancient Greek city of Cumae in Magna Graecia," tracing its earliest known home to a single Greek colony in southern Italy. This dimension shows which regions have given the world their own writing systems.
The Fertile Crescent
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World History Encyclopedia
World History Encyclopedia (formerly Ancient History Encyclopedia)- Contains: Cuneiform
- Contains: Egyptian Hieroglyphs
- Contains: Maya Script
- Contains: Linear A
- Contains: Linear B
- Contains: Brahmi
View the Source Omniglot: The Online Encyclopedia of Writing Systems and Languages
- Contains: Hebrew Square Script
- Contains: Rongorongo
- Contains: Glagolitic Alphabet
- Contains: Hiragana
- Contains: Katakana
- Contains: Ge'ez Script
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