0
Hieroglyphics.
Reese McDermott
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
What was the name of the Egyptian system of writing and how does it different from our system of writing?
The Egyptian system of writing was called "Hieroglyphics" . The writing combines logographic, syllabic and alphabetic elements, with a total of some 1,000 distinct characters. By "our system writing" if you mean the Roman alphabet, then this only has 26 letters where each letter contributes a sound to make a word. There are about 172 thousand words in English.
What is a description of the Egyptian writing system?
The Egyptian writing system is very complex. It uses symbols, signs, and possibly pictures of plants and animals.
What was the Egyptian system of writing known as?
Hieroglyphics
What is a system of writing that uses picture-like symbols?
Early people often used a writing system that uses pictures to indicate words. This system is called hieroglyphics. Sketches are found in stone and inside cave walls.
Which civilization developed a system of wrighting using hieroglyphs?
The civilization that developed a system of writing using hieroglyphs is the Egyptian civilization. They were very advanced with their writing system.
What is the word for Egyptian writing where pictorial symbols were used?
they are called called hieroglyphics.
What Egyptian writings uses pictures?
This writing system is called hieroglyphics.
What was the Egyptian system of writing as?
Hieroglyphics
What was the name of Egyptian system of writing and how does it differ from our system of writing?
The Egyptian system of writing was called "Hieroglyphics" . The writing combines logographic, syllabic and alphabetic elements, with a total of some 1,000 distinct characters. By "our system writing" if you mean the Roman alphabet, then this only has 26 letters where each letter contributes a sound to make a word. There are about 172 thousand words in English.
What was the name of the Egyptian system of writing and how does it different from our system of writing?
The Egyptian system of writing was called "Hieroglyphics" . The writing combines logographic, syllabic and alphabetic elements, with a total of some 1,000 distinct characters. By "our system writing" if you mean the Roman alphabet, then this only has 26 letters where each letter contributes a sound to make a word. There are about 172 thousand words in English.
What is Egyptian writing or letters called?
Hieroglyphics.
What are Mayan hieroglyphs?
Mayan script was initially called "hieroglyphics" by 18th Century Europeans, because of it's similarity to Egyptian writing, and the system is similar to Egyptian writing, but term "hieroglyphics" is usually reserved for Egyptian writing. Mayan script is more often called "Mayan glyphs."
Why was the Egyptian writing hieroglyphics?
Because that was the writing system that they invented.
What is a description of the Egyptian writing system?
The Egyptian writing system is very complex. It uses symbols, signs, and possibly pictures of plants and animals.
What was the name of the Egyptian system of writing?
Hieroglyphs
The term for Egyptian pictography writing is?
This writing is called Hieroglyphics
Is hieroglyphics a Egyptian writing system?
yes it is, it was considered the "formal" way of writing
