Latin is the script in which you see this text written.  It is used for the majority of European languages.  This script was brought by the Romans when they spread across Europe propagating the Christian religion.  It is derived from ancient greek script.

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Arabic is the official script of Islam.  It is read from right to left.  (the opposite of Latin script)   It is very interesting, as it has a more flowing form, unlike Latin, Cyrillic and Chinese.

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Cyrillic is what you may see used in Russia and all the states of the former USSR.  It's a very interesting script.  Probably my favorite, because of it's interesting designs.  It is derived from ancient greek script.

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Chinese is definitely a script in it's own.  It isn't a phonetic based script.  Therefore, it can be read by someone who doesn't speak the language at all.  It is based on pictures and ideas, instead of sounds.  They developed this script due to the fact that there were many dialects in China, and they needed one universal script to communicate and trade.

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Bengali is a very interesting script.  The script looks very much like musical notes in some cases.  It is spoken as it is written.

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