HISTORY
ANCIENT CHINA
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Question
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The writing system that Egyptians invented that used pictures instead of letters is called what?
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calligraphy
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logographs
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hieroglyphs
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cuneiform
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -hieroglyphic writing, system that employs characters in the form of pictures.
Detailed explanation-2: -Hieroglyphics uses pictures, but it isn’t picture writing. Instead, some hieroglyphs signify sounds in the ancient Egyptian language, just as the characters in the Roman alphabet do. Others are ideographic signs, which represent concepts but don’t have a sound attached.
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