Scribes are people who write things down, especially in the past.
Scribes were important because they helped keep records and write important things down.
Examples:
The scribes wrote down everything the king said.
In ancient times, scribes were very important people.
The scribes used special tools to write.
The scribes had to write neatly so people could read what they wrote.
The scribes wrote so much that their hands hurt.
The scribes were like the human printers of the past.