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The Mayan system is not hieroglyphs. The Mayans created a syllabary where each separate syllable has a symbol. The Cherokee also use a syllabary. The Japanese also use a syllabary. When a language uses a total of 90 or fewer sounds, a syllabary takes less time to learn than an alphabet. A 5 year old Cherokee child would learn to read and write in 4 months.
It is much easier for children to learn to read and write German and Spanish than it is to learn English and French. In German or Spanish, each letter has one sound. (Spanish has the exception that ll and y are pronounced the same. Also g has two sounds, however, both are only indicated by a g.)
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How many alphabets did ancient Mayans have?
The ancient Mayans didn't use alphabetic writing. Mayans used hieroglyphics.
Who Created an advanced system of writing?
The Sumerians
What did the Spanish think and do to the Mayan writing system and Mayan books?
The Spanish were catholic and thought the Mayans were savages and less than human. So they thought that the books that the Mayans kept about their history and their religion (called codices) were savage also. When the Spanish started invading around the 16th century, many of them were destroyed. Only four of these sacred books remain today. The system of writing was retained by some Mayans who converted to Catholicism and taught others in secret. The writing remained on giant stone slabs called stelae, which were similar to codices.
What did the Mayans create?
they created a writing system, forms of maths, and astromomy
How did the mayans record keep?
There was no writing so they didn't keep records. What we know about them comes from the things they built, artifacts, and the stone work they created.
How did Mayans communicate?
The mayans had a writing called the hieroglyphs.
How many alphabets did ancient Mayans have?
The ancient Mayans didn't use alphabetic writing. Mayans used hieroglyphics.
Why did the Mayans create a writing system?
Do not cheat
Who Created an advanced system of writing?
The Sumerians
Which group developed mesoamericas writing?
The Mayans developed a sophisticated writing system known as hieroglyphics in Mesoamerica.
What kinds of jobs did the maya have?
The mayans had the job of working and writing plus growing crops...
What kind of job did Maya have?
The mayans had the job of working and writing plus growing crops...
What Indian civilization developed a writing system and built great pyramids in Mexico?
There were many of them. Of special importance are Aztecs, Teotihuacans, Mayans and Olmecs.
How did the Maya preserve their history?
By creating their own writing system
How were the mayans writing similar to ours?
It isn't similar at all, in fact, it's very different than any other writing system in the world.
What mesoamerican culture had hieroglyphic language and city states?
The Mayans, however, their writing is usually not called "hieroglyphics" since that word is reserved for Egyptian writing.
What did the Spanish think and do to the Mayan writing system and Mayan books?
The Spanish were catholic and thought the Mayans were savages and less than human. So they thought that the books that the Mayans kept about their history and their religion (called codices) were savage also. When the Spanish started invading around the 16th century, many of them were destroyed. Only four of these sacred books remain today. The system of writing was retained by some Mayans who converted to Catholicism and taught others in secret. The writing remained on giant stone slabs called stelae, which were similar to codices.
