Cradles of Civilization - Hieroglyphics

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Video

Amanda Iliadis
by DrDavidNeiman
published on 14 March 2017

Dr. David Neiman discusses the development of hieroglyphs and the use of papyrus and ink in Egypt. Further, he describes how the Phoenicians revolutionized writing with the invention of the alphabet, and that even though the scribes resisted the new system, the alphabet prevailed and became the new standard.

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DrDavidNeiman. (2017, March 14). Cradles of Civilization - Hieroglyphics. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/video/1113/cradles-of-civilization---hieroglyphics/

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