8.+How+was+the+writing?

=Writing=

Ancient Egypt:
Scribes needed to be experts in writing hieroglyphics, and writing about 700 different signs.

Hieroglyphics and their origins:
Scribes chose pictures of the world around them. The barn owl represented the letter "m".

( letter m) The ancient Egyptians believed that it was important to record and communicate information about religion and government.



Ancient Maya:
Ancient Maya developed their own system of hieroglyphic writing. They made books and carved in monuments. Unafortunately,  their folded cortex books do not last long, and most were destroyed after the Spanish conquest.

Calendars:
The Ancient Maya had two calendars. The first was based on the orbit of the Earth around the sun and was made up of 365 days. This mayan year was divided up to 18 months of 20 days each, with 5 extra days at the end. The maya thought that those 5 extra days were unlucky. The second calendar was a sacred almanac. An almanac is an annual publication including information like the weather prognostic and farmers' planting dates. The almanac included 260 days. There were 20 days named differently and each was combined with a number from 1 to 13.

Hieroglyphs:
Mayan writing such as Egyptian writing, was made up of hieroglyphs. Some symbols were word signs, while others were combinations of syllables and sounds.



Conclusion:
I think Ancient Egypt writing is much easier to learn even though you had to be expert to be scribe.