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Hieroglyphs
The Ancient Egyptians used a different kind of writing
than we do. They made letters and words by drawing pictures called hieroglyphs.
Some of the hieroglyphs represent letters, and other hieroglyphs represent
sounds.
The Ancient Egyptian civilization was one of the first
to use written language. They wrote on the insides of tombs, on pottery,
and on paper called papyrus, which was made out of reeds woven together.
We can learn a lot about their life by reading the stories that the pictures
tell.
| Look at the hieroglyph alphabet in the box at the
right. Can you find the pictures to spell your name? What else can you
spell with this "Egyptian Code"? |
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