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Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphic writing has more than 700 characters.
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10 Interesting Fact About Ancient languages and writing systems
10 Interesting Fact About Ancient languages and writing systems
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Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphic writing has more than 700 characters.
Sumeria, which is used in Mesopotamia, is about 4000 BC, is the oldest language known.
Ancient Greek has 24 letters, and many of them are still used in modern English.
Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphic Script consists of images that represent words and concepts.
Latin, which is used by the Roman Empire, is the basis for many modern European languages.
Hanzi Aksara (Chinese Script) has more than 50,000 characters, but only about 3,000 characters are used in general.
Sanskrit, which is used in ancient India, is considered a holy language and is still used in the practice of Hinduism.
Glaglytic Literacy, which is used to write ancient Slavia, is considered the oldest script in Europe.
Ancient Maya Language has a very accurate and complicated calendar system, which is still used by modern cyberspace.
Arabic, which is used throughout the Muslim world, is the language with the second most native speakers in the world after Chinese.