CIVILIZATION
EGYPTIAN
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Question
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Which among the following is the sacred writings of the Egyptians?
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Hieroglyphics
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Sanskrit
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Cuneiform
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Vedas
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -In the ancient Egyptian language, hieroglyphs were called medu netjer, ‘the gods’ words’ as it was believed that writing was an invention of the gods.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Egyptian writing called hieroglyphics used pictures to represent different objects, actions, sound or ideas. There were more than 700 hieroglyphs. Some pictures stood for whole words.
Detailed explanation-3: -Ancient Egyptian language was written in four different scripts: Hieroglyphs, Hieratic, Demotic, and Coptic.
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