| The ancient Egyptian civilization was a major contributor to the development of art. The examples shown here (created between 1000 and 1500 B.C.) demonstrate the distinctive Egyptian style. |  |
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The Egyptians
depicted individual people in great detail, and used the language of hieroglyphics
as a way to write things as a representation of ideas, rather than simply
drawing pictures to depict the actual events. This is a definite step
toward the graffiti we see around us today, in that words are often used
to convey ideas, accompanied by drawings and paintings to provide further
explanation. |