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WORLD HISTORY
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Hieratic script, a simplified version of Egyptian hieroglyphic writing was used
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by peasants who were too uneducated to read hieroglyphic
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only by the nobles, as a way of communicating with the gods
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by the blind, as a type of Braille
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for business transactions, record keeping, and the general needs of daily life
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Hieratic developed as a cursive form of hieroglyphic script in the Naqada III period of Ancient Egypt, roughly 3200–3000 BC.
Detailed explanation-2: -For everyday purposes, however, scribes used a shorthand version of the hieroglyphic script known as hieratic, which was quicker to write and more economical of space. The two writings existed side by side for at least 2, 500 years.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Egyptians invented a cursive form of hieroglyphs known as hieratic, which was used primarily for writing with reed brushes, and later reed pens, on papyri and ostraca (fragments of pottery or stone used as writing surfaces).
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