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Mayan script was initially called "hieroglyphics" by 18th Century Europeans, because of it's similarity to Egyptian writing, and the system is similar to Egyptian writing, but term "hieroglyphics" is usually reserved for Egyptian writing. Mayan script is more often called "Mayan glyphs."
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Who used hieroglyphs?
It was originally used of Egyptian writing but is also used of Cretan, Luwian, Mayan and Mi'jmaq writing as well as of some Chinese script. The Ancient Egyptians used hieroglyphics as their writing system. Egyptians used hieroglyphs. it also translated by a stone called the Rosetta stone. it was translated in three languages. the Greeks saw there language and figured out how to translate the hieroglyphs.
What inventions did the Mayans invent?
The Mayan Calendar, Neurosurgery, and the most accurate Architecture ever built.
Where did the Mayan culture live?
the Mayan culture is from or should i say lived in Mexico and Central Americaand the Mayan also ruled much of what is now southern Mexico Guatemala and the Northern BelizeThe word "Mayan" is often misused in English. It is not correctly used as an adjectival qualifier to name the cultural objects such as calendar, hieroglyphs, civilization, society, peoples, etc. that are associated with the Maya. It is also not correct to talk about Mayan culture.The word Maya is a noun but also a qualifer that is used to name things that belong to the Maya, including Maya culture.This phrase "the Maya" refers to the entire 4,000 years of precolumbian and contemporary civilization, peoples, cultures, and societies.Maya is thus an adjectival qualifier. Thus, the correct usage is Maya Civilization, Maya calendar(s), Maya hieroglyphs, Maya glyphs, Maya astronomy, Maya pyramids, Maya religion, Maya ritual, Maya warfare, etc.There is one well known exception discussed below. Mayan is always used to refer to the languages that Maya and Mayans speak or spoke.
How were hieroglyphs read?
the Hieroglyphs were translated by the Rosetta stone which was a great discovery unlocking all Egypt's history.
What is the Mayan numeral?
the highest Mayan number is 7999
