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Q: What is the name of the picture like symbols Egyptians used to write with?
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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.


Explain what hieroglyphics were and who used them.?

The Ancient Egyptians used picture words to write called hieroglyphics. It is a very old form of writing that they starting using as early as 3000 B.C. Hieroglyphics was a very complicated way of writing involving 1000s of symbols. Some of the symbols represented sounds, like our letters, and other's represented entire words.


What is the Egyptians word from A to Z like?

The Egyptians didnt have an alphabet perse. They used pictures, called hieroglyphs to write. Alot of hieroglyphs use the same picture to refer to that letter. The fist sound of that picture (ex bird would be b in the English language) is what they said.


How are the symbols in hieroglyphics different than the symbols used in our writing system?

Although hieroglyphics were used as a form of writing, they were different from the alphabet because they were pictographs (picture images that represented different thoughts and concepts), rather that characters that are combined to communicate representative ideas.


How did young Egyptians learn to write?

Young Egyptians learned to write just like kids learn to write today. Scribes or teachers would teach the children how to write.


Why have symbols come on your dashboard of your vectra?

Depends on which symbols you are talking about that you fail to list. it looks like a picture of the engine.


Why do Koreans write with symbols and not words and letters?

what are you talking about? Koreans don't write with symbols, they have their own alphabet. if you categorize the Korean alphabet as symbols then all the known languages write with symbols technically i guess all the writing systems are symbols because the marks stand for something else like sounds and such


How many symbols would it take to write 47 in Egyptian?

11 symbols. 4 arch like symbols, and 7 tally marks arranged like this llll lll


Form of picture writing?

heiroglyphics


Why did the Egyptians write on the wall?

Because they felt like it gosh! JK i have no clue


What materials did ancient Egyptians use to write on?

Papyrus. It's like parchment.


Why did cuneiform symbols grow less picture like as time passed?

As writing systems evolved, scribes prioritized efficiency and speed of writing over intricate pictorial symbols. This shift led to the simplification and standardization of cuneiform symbols, making them more abstract and less pictorial over time. This allowed for faster writing and improved communication in administrative and commercial contexts.