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What ar symbols in eyptian writing called?
The Pictographic writing used in Ancient Egypt is known as Hieroglyphics. They were used for religious purposes.
What was new about the writing system develpoed by Phoenicians and why was this important to the growth of knowledge and spread of ideas?
It was an alphabetic script which was more accurate and usable then the syllabic and pictographic writings in use. It proved so useful in communicating and recor keeping that it was adopted and adapted by the Greeks and Romans, and so forms the basis of our alphabets today.
What Chinese dynasty developed a simple script and pictographic writing style?
The Shang Dynasty, which ruled from around 1600 to 1046 BCE, is known for developing a simple script and pictographic writing style. This early form of Chinese writing laid the foundation for later Chinese characters, combining pictographs and ideographs. The inscriptions found on oracle bones from this period provide valuable insights into their language and culture. Subsequent dynasties, particularly the Zhou, built upon these early writing systems, leading to the complexity of Chinese characters we see today.
What are forms of ancient writing?
1.) Hieroglyphics are a form of pictographic writing used by the Egyptians.2.) Cuneiform is a form of writing made by wedges pressed into patterns on clay tablets. It was used for many languages in Mesopotamia.3.) Alphabet would be the third most ancient form of writing; it was developed by the Phoenicians, further developed by the Greeks and Romans, from whom we adopted it for European languages today.(Note. Sanskrit, cited in the first answer to this question, is a language and not a system of writing; it uses a syllabary script called Devanagari.)
What is the Greeks writing look like?
They are characters.
How was Phoenician writing different than the earlier pictographic writing?
It was alphabetic rather than pictographic or syllabic and therefore more accurate and economical.
What is the basis of the Chinese writing system?
pictographic
How did the Phoenicians make writing simpler?
They invented alphabetic writing to replace pictographic and syllabic writings.
Describe at least one advantage of the pictographic and of the phonetic writing systems?
If you write pictographic, it's more easier to write what you want to say but if you write with the phonetic writing system, it's more easier to understand.
What inspired Fu Xi invention of pictographic writing system?
Constellations and bird and animal footprints
What inspired Fu Xi's invention of a pictographic writing system?
Constellations and bird and animal footprints
What is one advantage of the pictographic and phonetic writing systems?
One advantage of pictographic and phonetic writing systems is that they can convey meaning across different languages and cultures by using visual symbols or sounds. This can facilitate communication and understanding between diverse groups of people.
How do you spell hyroglyphics?
The correct spelling of the term for ancient writing symbols is hieroglyphics.
What ar symbols in eyptian writing called?
The Pictographic writing used in Ancient Egypt is known as Hieroglyphics. They were used for religious purposes.
How many alphabets did the Egyptians have?
The Egyptians didn't use an alphabet. they used a combination of logographic or pictographic writing, and consonantal writing (where symbols represent one, two or three consonant sounds.See omniglot for more information about Egyptian writing.
If the Chinese invented printing - why are they not credited with the creation of an alphabet?
Because what the created was not alphabetic writing. It was pictographic writing. An alphabet represents sounds. Pictograms represent whole words or ideas.
What was new about the writing system develpoed by Phoenicians and why was this important to the growth of knowledge and spread of ideas?
It was an alphabetic script which was more accurate and usable then the syllabic and pictographic writings in use. It proved so useful in communicating and recor keeping that it was adopted and adapted by the Greeks and Romans, and so forms the basis of our alphabets today.
