# Hieroglyphs and Papyrus

Know that the ancient Egyptians used a special writing system called hieroglyphs — pictures and symbols that stood for sounds and words — and that they wrote on a paper-like material called papyrus, which was made from a plant that grew along the Nile

Builds on: Knowing all letters (soft, https://ai.page/c/knowing-all-letters/en.md), Everyday Life in Ancient Egypt (soft, https://ai.page/c/everyday-life-in-ancient-egypt/en.md), Vocabulary: ancient egypt (hard, https://ai.page/c/vocabulary-ancient-egypt/en.md)

Concept id: hieroglyphs-and-papyrus. Subject: history. Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0.

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