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From tribes to nations

Modern history began with independent, often warring, tribes. Each tribe had their own language and culture and had achieved self sufficiency through incorporation of all major skills in their own society. Although self sufficient, not all tribes had similar access to natural resources. Thus, trading emerged as an important part of early civilizations. With trading came the need for common trading languages; for instance the ancient world lingua franca of the Phoenicians became the basis for modern western alphabets.

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