Alphabetic writing transformed Western society. It allowed different cultures to disseminate information, influence, and combine cultures, traditions, and learnings with one another. Alphabets also democratized writing and made literacy accessible to common people. Scribes and priests no longer monopolized information, or power. Citations Meggs, P. B., & Purvis, A. W. (2016). Meggs' history of graphic Design, 6th edition. In _[[Meggs' History of Graphic Design]]_ (6th ed.). John Wiley & Sons.