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What was the name of the alphabet the ancient egypians used for writing on a pharaohs tomb?
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∙ 12y ago
The ancient Egyptians did not use an alphabet (where each sign stands for a single sound) - their writing system was far more complex than that. It is today called hieroglyphs.
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What three kinds of writing that were started by the ancient Greeks?
From the 8th Century BCE, an alphabet based on the Phoenican invention.
When was ancient writing first invented in ancient Rome?
The Latin alphabet and Latin writing emerged in the early 7th century BC. The Latin alphabet was an adaptation of a version of the western Greek alphabet used in the Greek city of Cumae, near Naples. The Greeks had two types of alphabet, the western one and an eastern one. The western alphabet was introduced in Italy by Greeks who settled in southern Italy. It was adopted and adapted by all the native peoples of ancient Italy.
Can we read ancient romes writing today?
Yes, we can read Latin. The Romans were Latins and therefore they spoke Latin. Our alphabet is a modified version of the Latin alphabet.
What is one of the Phoenicians most important ideas?
Principally the alphabetic way of writing.
How is Ancient India's alphabet similar to the American alphabet today?
India never had one alphabet (not even today). It is a country of thousands of languages and dialects. There is no similarity between any Indian writing system and the Latin alphabet used by English speakers today.
Ancient Egypt's influence on modern day?
Writing, alphabet, and pyramids
What ancient civilization's writing system was derived from the Etruscans?
The Latin language and its alphabet.
What three kinds of writing that were started by the ancient Greeks?
From the 8th Century BCE, an alphabet based on the Phoenican invention.
What are the different alphabets of the Philippines?
The Philippines has several indigenous scripts, with the most well-known being Baybayin, used by various ethnic groups across the country before the arrival of the Spanish. Other scripts include Kulitan, Hanunuo, Buhid, Tagbanwa, and others, each associated with specific indigenous communities in the Philippines.
What do you call the system of writing in Rome?
The ancient Romans used the alphabet we use: the Latin alphabet. Latin was their language. Western languages have adopted and adapted the Latin alphabet.
What is papyrus and how did the Egypians use it?
Its a reed like plant. The material was prepared in ancient Egypt from the pithy stem of the water plant. It was used in sheets throughout the ancient Mediterranean world for writing or painting on and also for making articles such as rope and bindings.
When was ancient writing first invented in ancient Rome?
The Latin alphabet and Latin writing emerged in the early 7th century BC. The Latin alphabet was an adaptation of a version of the western Greek alphabet used in the Greek city of Cumae, near Naples. The Greeks had two types of alphabet, the western one and an eastern one. The western alphabet was introduced in Italy by Greeks who settled in southern Italy. It was adopted and adapted by all the native peoples of ancient Italy.
Can we read ancient romes writing today?
Yes, we can read Latin. The Romans were Latins and therefore they spoke Latin. Our alphabet is a modified version of the Latin alphabet.
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 was the writing system used in ancient Greece?
The Greek alphabet which was derived from the Phoenician one.
What is one of the Phoenicians most important ideas?
Principally the alphabetic way of writing.
How is Ancient India's alphabet similar to the American alphabet today?
India never had one alphabet (not even today). It is a country of thousands of languages and dialects. There is no similarity between any Indian writing system and the Latin alphabet used by English speakers today.
