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The writing is known as cuneiform writing. It appeared during a time known as the Bronze Age. Cuneiform means ‘wedge shaped’ because From This Power. Point Show the marks were made by. Random pressing. Slides the triangular tip of a reed or stick into wet clay. The tool used to make the marks was called a stylus. SAM PLE SLI The marks represented objects and ideas. symbol for ‘deity’ (a god or goddess) www. ks 1 resources. co. uk DE
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SAM PLE SLI Ancient Egyptian picture symbols (hieroglyphs) DE For thousands of years, people wrote without using any letters. Instead they drew pictures and made marks. As time went on, the pictures became symbols. There were thousands of symbols that could take years to learn. More than a thousand years later, no one could understand this ancient writing. Random Slides From This Power. Point Show www. ks 1 resources. co. uk
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Until the soldiers found it, no one had been able to read ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs. SAM PLE That is why the Rosetta Stone is so important. SLI DE The Rosetta Stone has been on display in the British Museum since 1802 Random Slides From This Power. Point Show www. ks 1 resources. co. uk
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