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How are the symbols in hieroglyphics different than the symbols used in our writing system?
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∙ 12y ago
Although hieroglyphics were used as a form of writing, they were different from the alphabet because they were pictographs (picture images that represented different thoughts and concepts), rather that characters that are combined to communicate representative ideas.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 12y agoWhile the ancient egyptians used symbols like animals or shapes, we use letters and words. All you 6th graders, like u.
Heidi Busby
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∙ 11y agoThey use pictures we don't. They write in hieroglyphics we write in english.
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∙ 11y agoHieroglyphics are drawings, commonly referred to as pictographs, while the alphabet are letters.
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What is the word for Egyptian writing where pictorial symbols were used?
they are called called hieroglyphics.
What is Egyptian writing called and how is it different than ours?
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.
How are symbols in hiergliphics different than the symbols used in our writing system?
The numbers are different and so is the writing from ours.
How is hieroglyphics different from our writing system?
It is similar to our writing because it consists of the same uses and the style!
From which culture did the Phoenicians learn hieroglyphics?
Hieroglyphics is the name we give to Egyptian symbol writing. The Phoenicians invented their own simplified writing system based on alphabetic symbols which represented sounds. This simplified writing and was copied and modified by the Greeks and Romans, and forms the basis of today's alphabets.
What is the word for Egyptian writing where pictorial symbols were used?
they are called called hieroglyphics.
What is Ancient Egypt's Writing called?
Hieroglyphics
What is a system of writing using signs and symbols developed by the Mayas?
hieroglyphics
How are the symbols used in our writing system different from hieroglyphics?
in their writting system they have pictures in ours its in letters.I hope this helps :)Maridelle Garcia I.S. 72
Was it hard to write in hieroglyphics for a pharaoh?
Hieroglyphics were the Ancient Egyptian's system of writing, like we have the alphabet, so a Pharaoh wouldn't have had a problem writing in hieroglyphics, as these were the symbols that the Ancient Egyptians had learnt to write with.
What is Egyptian writing called and how is it different than ours?
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 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.
Is hieroglyphics and cuneiform the same thing?
No, hieroglyphics and cuneiform are not the same thing. Hieroglyphics is the writing system used by ancient Egyptians, characterized by pictorial symbols, while cuneiform is the writing system used by ancient Mesopotamians, characterized by wedge-shaped marks on clay tablets.
How are symbols in hiergliphics different than the symbols used in our writing system?
The numbers are different and so is the writing from ours.
Is there more to Hieroglyphics?
Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphics was a complete writing system. There may have been a few symbols that didn't survive to modern times, but the majority of the language appears to be represented.
How is hieroglyphics different from our writing system?
It is similar to our writing because it consists of the same uses and the style!
What was the Egyptian system of writing as?
Hieroglyphics
