Answer: How was hieroglyphics different from our writing today? It had 600 symbols, rather than the 26 in our alphabet. It could be written horizontally or vertically, left to right or right to left. ... They used columns, obelisks, paintings, hieroglyphics, and statues.
The economical boost of selling of cotton lead to the cotton gin being created during this period of time. Unfortunately, more cotton being produced meant more slaves being needed.