THE BEGINNINGS OF WRITING: HIEROGLYPHICS AND MORE IN ANCIENT EGYPT

Made from stems of Phragmites aegyptiaca 2 The stem was cut into a point at the end 2 Split at the end like quills 2 Used between 300 B.C. to 30 B.C. 2

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Writing became simpler with reed pens from Phragmites and paper from Papyrus 6 Writing became simpler with reed pens from Phragmites and paper from Papyrus 6 Started as engravings on slates of stone or clay tablets 2 Started as engravings on slates of stone or clay tablets 2 Transformed from pictures to symbols becoming less detailed and faster to write 49 Hieroglyphics were no longer limited to stone tablets or walls 6 Hieroglyphics were no longer limited to stone tablets or walls 6

Demotic Greek Hieroglyphics

 Twtnkhamn  Ramses I

Allowed Pharaohs to communicate over distance and time 9 Enabled the Pharaoh to rule the Empire regarding 9 Wars Laws Trade Conquests Territories Government Taxes 29 Uses of Hieratic / Demotic Scripts

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