No, they did have letters to write their words.
The correct spelling of the term is "hieroglyphics" (ancient Egyptian pictograph writing).
words, pictures ,or sounds that represents facts are called
This ancient writing is called hieroglyphics. Many different pictures represent words and numbers. Hieroglyphics are used today still... kinda. Picture icons are like hieroglyphics.
The words that mean ancient are archaeos, archaea, archaeo and in Greek αρχαίος, αρχαία, αρχαίο.
Pictograms. Pictographs. Rebus. Hieroglyphics.
None of them do. There is no "w" in the Greek language.
rebus
alpha
There are many English words derived from the Ancient Greek language.These are a few:autobiograhy - book written about ones own life- comes from three greek words. 'Autos' is Ancient Greek for 'same', or '-self'. 'Bion' is Ancient Greek for 'life'. 'Graphein' is Ancient Greek for 'to write'.Ballistics - the study of projectiles, or things such as bullets shot from a weapon- comes from the Ancient Greek word 'Ballein' which means 'to throw (as with a weapon)' or 'to shoot'.Poet - one who writes poetry - comes from the Ancient Greek word 'poiein' which means 'to make, to create'.Angel - spiritual being who sometimes communicates to man, as in the first chapter of the gospel according to St. Luke - comes from the Ancient Greek word 'angelos' which means 'messanger'.Monotheism - belief in one god - comes from the Ancient Greek word 'monos' which means 'alone, only' and the Ancient Greek word 'theos' which means 'god'.By looking through an English dictionary or an Ancient Greek text book, you can find many more English words which come from the Ancient Greek language.
rhombus
It means:agrammatos
finis is associated to ancient Greece because its an ancient greek word!