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The writing system used in ancient Mesopotamia is called cuneiform. The name means "wedge shaped." Records that were written in cuneiform were written on wet clay tablets, which were then allowed to dry.
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What is the middle east writing system?
Depends on the language. Hebrew is written one way, Arabic another. Writing the language means writing it in its own characters.
What was an advantage of the Chinese writing system?
that only the chinese understended their language
What is the meaning of gylph?
It is a symbol used in writing. An example is a hieroglyph which is a symbol used in ancient Egyptian writing (from Greek hiero = sacred glyph = carving). Alternatively today it is used in information technology as an alphabetic or numeric font or other symbol.
Why was heroglyphics used?
Hieroglyphics was used by the Greeks and it was their only way to comunicate, you have to remember that our form of writing didn't come unitil later on.
What are symbols used in picture writing?
The items used in picture writing are generally referred to as symbols. When used to create elaborate thoughts or ideas, they are called "pictograms" which means "picture message." Varying forms of writing will have different specific terminology. An example is that Egyptian picture writing symbols are called Heiroglyphs, and those present in ancient Sumarrian scrypt are called Cuneiform. Each language has its own terms for the pictures that represent words, but the fundamental definition is that they are all "pictograms" meaning, "pictures that convey a message."
What types of laws and codes do mesopotima have?
u suck
What writing system is used in Japan?
writing is called hiragana
The Minoan culture used what kind of writing system?
Linear A script is a kind of writing system, that Minoan culture used.
What was the system of writing used in the Ancient Middle East?
The system of writing used in the Ancient Middle East was cuneiform. It was mainly used in Mesopotamia, Persia, and Ugarit.
The sumerians used a writing system called blank to keep records?
The Sumerians used a writing system called cuneiform to keep records..
Who used a hieroglyphic writing system?
the Egyptians did.
What was the name of the egyptians evolved a writing system that used pictographs to represent words and sounds?
Hieroglyphic writing system.
How did Chinese writing develop?
The Shang developed a dynasty and a culture that included a system of writing. Shang developed their system of writing with pictographs. This system of writing used simple drawings, or characters for words and ideas.
What were the Minoans writing and counting systems like?
Minoans' writing and counting system was actually a decimal system. Their writing system used pictographs written' on clay tablets to stand for sounds in words. To count they used a decimal system based on the number 10!
How did the Egyptian writing system compare with the Mesopotamians system?
how did the Egyptian writing system compare with the mesopotamian system ?ANS:MESOPOTAMIANS:8000 TO 3200 BC MESOPOTAMIANS USED CLAY "TOKENS" AND SHAPES TO REPRESENT WORDS .THIS SYSTEM IS KNOWN TO BE LOGOGRAM.LATER THEY BEGAN TO USE PHONETIC WRITING( CUNEIFORM --- USED BY BABYLONIANS AND ASSYRIAMS).EGYPTIANS:EGYTPIANS USED HIEROGLYPHS. HIEROGLYPHS IS KNOWN TO BE ONE OF THE OLDEST WRITING SYSTEMS. THEY ALSO USED CURSIVE HIEROGLYPHS IPA PHONETIC WRITING SYSTEM IN PAPYRUS FOR GODLY REPRESENTATION.
What were hieroglyphs first used for?
AnswerBy the ancient Egyptians as a writing system and it was never used for anything before that
System of writing invented in sumer?
The form of writing used by the Sumerians is called cuneiform.
