persians, romans, greeks
Post an example of the inside wall(s) of an Ancient Egyptian temple.
What was discovered on the inside of the temples?
carved and painte
carved and painte
d images on every wall and surface
Scholars believe that Ancient Egyptians were inspired and influenced by which written language?
cuneiform
Scholars believe that Ancient Egyptians were inspired and influenced by which written language?
cuneiform
What is the difference between logographic and alphabetic elements?
logograms are visual symbols representing ideas or objects, they were simple and recognizable
alphabetic can later as the language evolved
logograms are visual symbols representing ideas or objects, they were simple and recognizable
alphabetic can later as the language evolved
The term Hieroglyphic derived from what two Greek words?
Hiero: sacred
Glyphic: writing
Hiero: sacred
Glyphic: writing
What is a scribe?
priests who could read and write instructions for religious rituals
Who else was trained to read and write? Why?
students, military le
priests who could read and write instructions for religious rituals
Who else was trained to read and write? Why?
students, military le
aders to communicate during battle
Post an example of hieroglyphics on papyrus.
What is papyrus and how was it made?
substrate made form reeds; wet reeds were placed over each other, flattened, and dried. then they were rubbed with flat
stones
to make the surface smooth
What is a substrate?
a plant
What were the Books of the Dead?
instructions and spells to help pharaohs find their way to the after life
a plant
What were the Books of the Dead?
instructions and spells to help pharaohs find their way to the after life
How did Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics become a forgotten language?
egypt became under the rule of the greeks and romans, and few egyptians knew how to read or write them
Post an example of the Rosetta Stone.
What is the Rosetta Stone? Where was it discovered?
it is a slab with inscriptions on it, it had the same inscription on it 3 times in 3 different languages. It was found in Rosetta.
What is the Rosetta Stone? Where was it discovered?
it is a slab with inscriptions on it, it had the same inscription on it 3 times in 3 different languages. It was found in Rosetta.
What three languages are included on the stone?
egyptian hieroglyphics, demotic, and greek
Why couldn't the text on the Stone be deciphered?
part of the stone was missing and none of the 3 texts were complete
Who finally deciphered the text? What was his breakthrough?
Jean Francois Champollion, when he matched up the hieroglyphics with the greek versions of the egyptian pharaoh Ramses
Why does the interpretation of the Rosetta Stone have such significance?
egyptian hieroglyphics, demotic, and greek
Why couldn't the text on the Stone be deciphered?
part of the stone was missing and none of the 3 texts were complete
Who finally deciphered the text? What was his breakthrough?
Jean Francois Champollion, when he matched up the hieroglyphics with the greek versions of the egyptian pharaoh Ramses
Why does the interpretation of the Rosetta Stone have such significance?
we can now read most Egyptian heirogliphics
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