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They were first important in Mesopotamia, mostly in the Sumerian society

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Q: When did scribes become important in Egypt?
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Why were scribes important to Egypt?

scribes were important on Egypt to record tings that were happenng in the town like birth deth and so on.


Information about scribes?

They would write important information for the people of egypt.


What is information about scribes?

Scribes are people that write things for other people. In ancient Egypt scribes were very skilled people. It took twelve years to become a scribe.


What did scribes in Egypt keep records of?

In ancient Egypt, scribes recorded trading systems. It usually took about 4-5 years to become a scribe, and it was very difficult. Scribes would use reeds as pens or pencils, and they would dip it in ink. The people who became scribes were the children of the scribes. Scribes were usually men, but there might have been some women.


What was so important about scribes in ancient Egypt?

They had to piant pictures on the walls of tombs for the deseased.


Who were the thinkers of Egypt?

The thinkers of Egypt are the Scribes.


Why did the scribes become important in sumerian and Egyptian life?

They documented happenings and political decisions. They kept records of workers and purcheses. They documented briths and deaths. They were the only people who could read and write.


Who kept records in Egypt?

osiris or scribes


What class did artisans and scribes belong to in ancient Egypt?

artisans and scribes belonged to the upper middle-class in ancient Egypt.


Do you thin that people had to go to school to become scribes?

It took 5 years to be a scribe and learn all the hieroglyphics of Egypt.


How were people schooled in Egypt?

scribes


Who did the writing in ancient Egypt?

The scribes in ancient Egypt did all the writing.