Post an example of the inside wall(s) of an Ancient Egyptian temple.
What was discovered on the inside of the temples? built to honor the gods and kings, they discovered carved and painted images writing in hieroglyphics.
Scholars believe that Ancient Egyptians were inspired and influenced by which written language? Sumerian cuniform and influenced by their concept of words and writing.
What is the difference between logographic and alphabetic elements? logo - visual symbols representing ideals and objects. alphabetic - document writing
The term Hieroglyphic derived from what two Greek words? hiero - scared and glyphic - writing or engraving.
What is a scribe? someone who copies documents
Who else was trained to read and write? Why? students and military leaders so they could communicate while in battle.
Post an example of hieroglyphics on papyrus.
What is papyrus and how was it made? substrates made from reeds native to egypt. wet reeds are layed criss cross over each other, flattened and dried, and then rolled over with stones.
What is a substrate? A substance or layer that underlies something, or on which some process occurs, in particular.
What were the Books of the Dead? scrolls for pharaohs with instructions and spells to help them find their way to the afterlife.
How did Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics become a forgotten language? by the time the greeks and romans ruled egypt, few egyptians were able to read or write in them. those who could, disappeared and there was nobody left.
Post an example of the Rosetta Stone.
What is the Rosetta Stone? Where was it discovered? Founded in Rosetta. examined in Cairo. It had the same inscriptions in three different languages.
What three languages are included on the stone? hieroglyphics, demotic, and greek
Why couldn't the text on the Stone be deciphered? a chunk of the stone was missing and none of the texts were complete.
Who finally deciphered the text? What was his breakthrough? Jean Francois Champollion. he was able to match up the hieroglyphics symbols with the greek version of the name Egyptian Pharaoh Ramses.
Why does the interpretation of the Rosetta Stone have such significance? we know a great deal about ancient Egyptians and Egyptian hieroglyphics.
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