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=Ancient Egypt=



Hieroglyphs
Long ago, people from the Nile River Valley created a type of script which used drawings, not an alphabet. The people from this civilization named these markings hieroglyphs and used them for 30 centuries. (DeVita)

This type of script could be found on lengthy rolls of parchment made from plants found along the principal waterway of Egypt. (Dugan)

This writing surface was portable and convenient, which explains why it was utilized for 40 centuries. (Hallenbeck)

For more information on Hieroglyphs, visit [|PBS -Hieroglyphs].



Scribes
Parents wanted their male children to learn to write as a career. (DeVita)

In ancient civilizations, including the one near the Nile River, most people were not able to understand or create letters, so people who could were of great value. (Dugan)

To hold this job took over 1,800 days of training in order to be able to decode and create these markings. (Hallenbeck)

For more information of scribes, visit [|Ancient Egyptian Scribe].



The Rosetta Stone
A military man from France found something significant while constructing a defense structure at the area known as Rosetta along the major waterway in Egypt. (DeVita)

The slab found held markings from three languages, two from Egypt and one from Greece. (Dugan)

The great thinker from France eventually was able to understand the markings on the slab after working for a long time. (Hallenbeck)

For more information on the Rosetta Stone, visit [|The Rosetta Stone].

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