Hieroglyphics

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Hieroglyphics is the form of writing used by the Egyptians. Hieroglyphics has over 2000 characters. These characters can be pictographic or ideographic. An example of hieroglyphics can be found in The Book of the Dead. This form of writing spread from Egypt to other parts of the world including Kush. They have not yet been fully deciphered by the efforts of modern historians. Hieroglyphs are also used in other peoples' writing systems such as Mesoamerica's Mayan people

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