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Cradles of Civilization: The History of Writing
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Cradles of Civilization: The History of Writing

Written By - Dr. David Neiman
Performed By : Dr. David Neiman
Publisher : Midnight Shadow Productions
Runtime : 49 minutes
Categories : World
Ancient
Pre 1900
Price : $9.99 $4.99
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In this first lecture, Dr. Neiman takes us from the Agricultural Revolution to the Ceramic Age, and then the Bronze.

He traces the origin of writing and its development into hieroglyphics and then into the alphabet.


 About Dr. Neiman:


Dr. David Neiman (1921-2004) was the first Jewish scholar appointed to teach Religion at Boston College, one of America's leading Catholic Universities. He served as Professor in the Department of Theology for a quarter of a century. While there he was also invited to teach at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome. After retiring from Boston College, Dr.Neiman moved to Los Angeles, where he taught at Loyola Marymount University, St. John' s Seminary in Camarillo and the University of Judaism in Bel Air.

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