Ancient Egyption The written word
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Hieroglyphics:
1: There were about 700 symbols of hieroglyphics.
2: Only 1 percent of Ancient Egyptian population could read hieroglyphics.
3: Only sons of wealthy people could read or study hieroglyphics.
4: Hieroglyphics were written in tombs of dead people for their after death.
5: The word hieroglyphics in Greek means sacred carving.
Scribes:
1: Scribes used a tool called kalamos which they used it as a pen.
2: Scribes wrote while standing or kneeling until 2000 BC when they begun to use desks.
3: Documents were only written in black or red by scribes.
Papyrus:
1: Papyrus was made of papyrus plants
2: Papyrus was grown in abundance along the nile river.
3: Before papyrus paper Egyptians used to write on stones and clay.
