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How could it, we havnt found out how to read hieroglyphics until the discovery of the rosetta stone. So no, it can't be.

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What symbols does Egypt use?

Ancient Egyptians used hieroglyphics as their alphabet.


Was it hard to write in hieroglyphics for a pharaoh?

Hieroglyphics were the Ancient Egyptian's system of writing, like we have the alphabet, so a Pharaoh wouldn't have had a problem writing in hieroglyphics, as these were the symbols that the Ancient Egyptians had learnt to write with.


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The advantages of a phonetic alphabet has is that it was less complicated to read and understand. Writings such as Chinese or hieroglyphics of ancient Egypt have thousands of different symbols that can be easily confused with others.


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How does the Phoenician alphabet influence the world in the future?

The letter in the Phonecian alphabet were the base upon which the Greek alphabet was built. From the greek alphabet, the roman alphabet was formed. The ancient roman alphabet are the letters used in Latin, and all of the Romance languages (English, Frensh, Spanish, Italian, ect.) '


What ancient alphabet is our modern-day English alphabet ORIGINALLY based on?

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What ancient alphabet is your modern day English alphabet originally based on?

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How are the symbols in hieroglyphics different than the symbols used in our writing system?

Although hieroglyphics were used as a form of writing, they were different from the alphabet because they were pictographs (picture images that represented different thoughts and concepts), rather that characters that are combined to communicate representative ideas.


How can smaller civilizations such as Phoenicia and Lydia exert their influence on the ancient world?

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