Hieroglyphics
Published on Nov 18, 2015
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There are over 700 hieroglyphics in the ancient Egyptian alphabet.
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The Egyptians believed that the writing was invented by God Thoth and called hieroglyphics script.
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The language is still spoken today although only in Coptic Church.
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Hieroglyphs could be written in both directions, like right to left or left to right.
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The ancient Egyptians used no punctuation marks and they didn't put any spaces between their words.
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The people who wrote hieroglyphics were called scribes. The people who became scribes were mainly wealthy people.
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WHY?
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The Egyptians used hieroglyphs to write love poems, legal documents, and letters.
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WHERE?
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You can find hieroglyphs on pyramids. The Egyptians wrote hieroglyphs on pyramids to give warnings and blessings.
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WHEN?
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The Ancient Egyptians used hieroglyphs in 3000B.C.
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HOW DOES THIS AFFECT US TODAY
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Hieroglyphs affects us today because if Egyptians didn't invent writing then we wouldn't be writing today.
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