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In ancient Egypt the person whose job was to write and keep records was called?
they were called a scribe
Was being a scribe a way to move up in social class?
THey were important because it took 12 years for boys to become scribes and they had to work very hard. if u were officially a scribe then you would definitly get a good job
What did a Egyptian scribe wear?
an Egyptian scribe wears a dress
What name is given to a writer in ancient civilizations?
Usually scribe or historian.
What is a scribe and explain the processes of becoming a scribe?
in ancient Egypt, only men could be scribes and as children, they studied over 700 hieroglyphs in a few years before becoming a scribe
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