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Aztec writing uses simplified images of recognisable things to produce a kind of rough approximation of Aztec words - it does not spell out actual words and is not considered to be a complete writing system.
Although some people describe the Aztec system as "hieroglyphic", it certainly does not work like Egyptian hieroglyphs, which are a complete and effective method of accurately writing language.
Aztec scribes could each decide how they wanted to write the words in their text, often using pictures of things that only sounded similar to the word they wanted to express, or puns on other words. For example the picture of a mountain (tepetlin Aztec) could be used for tepe in words that have nothing to do with mountains. The place-name Coatzinco (pace of little snake) was written with the sign for snake (coatl) and the picture representing buttocks (tzintli), since this sounded similar to the word -tzin, meaning little (the place name ending -co was not written at all).
It is perhaps better to call such a system "glyphs" rather than hieroglyphs.
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∙ 14y agoNo they used glyphs. Hieroglyphics were used by the Egyptians.
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Did the Inca use hieroglyphics?
Yes, they did.
Did kush and Egypt both use hieroglyphics?
Recent discoveries of ancient writings found that the Kush did use hieroglyphics. Their style of hieroglyphics was very similar to that of the ancient Egyptians.
Why did the Chinese use hieroglyphics?
No, but they used something similar to it though.
What symbols does Egypt use?
Ancient Egyptians used hieroglyphics as their alphabet.
Did the Mayan use hieroglyphics?
yes it was their most common type of writing
A form of writing used by the Aztecs was called?
hieroglyphics
What civilization used hieroglyphics?
The Maya Indians in Central America. : - (
Did the Inca use hieroglyphics?
Yes, they did.
Did kush and Egypt both use hieroglyphics?
Recent discoveries of ancient writings found that the Kush did use hieroglyphics. Their style of hieroglyphics was very similar to that of the ancient Egyptians.
Why did the Chinese use hieroglyphics?
No, but they used something similar to it though.
Do you still use hieroglyphics?
no
Why did the Aztecs use heirogliphics?
The Aztec used Hieroglyphics because there native language came from the Spanish though it has been changed to that you have to write out the word, their culture still lives on. If you feel that this is wrong you come up with a better answer.
Which country did people use hieroglyphics to write?
The country that people had used hieroglyphics was Egypt.
In which country did people use hieroglyphics to write?
The country that people had used hieroglyphics was Egypt.
What writing did egypyians use?
hieroglyphics
How were the first to use hieroglyphics?
Moche
What symbols does Egypt use?
Ancient Egyptians used hieroglyphics as their alphabet.
