3.3.1 The Origins of Ancient Egypt

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a simplified form of hieroglyphics employed by Egyptian scribes for recording everyday documents such as receipts and contracts
hieratic
a complex writing system developed around 3000 BCE in which written symbols represented both sounds and ideas
hieroglyphics
a type of paper Egyptians made from a common reed plant growing along the Nile
papyrus

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