WORLD CIVILIZATION

Detailed explanation-1: -Scribes usually wrote on papyrus with reed brushes dipped in ink. The ancient Egyptians made ink by grinding brightly coloured minerals into powder, then mixing the powder with liquid so that it was easier to apply.

Detailed explanation-2: -The ancient Egyptians used the distinctive script known today as hieroglyphs (Greek for “sacred words") for almost 4, 000 years. Hieroglyphs were written on papyrus, carved in stone on tomb and temple walls, and used to decorate many objects of cultic and daily life use.

Detailed explanation-3: -Around 3000 BC, the Egyptians would revolutionize the literary world by producing a smooth, flexible writing material that could accept and retain ink without a blur or smudge. (4) This material, papyrus, would remain in use for longer than any other material in the history of written documents.

Detailed explanation-4: -The two most common pigments seen on papyri are black and red. The black ink you see most often is used for writing the letters of the hieroglyphs or hieratic text and is almost always a carbon black ink.