Post an example of the inside wall(s) of an Ancient Egyptian temple.
What was discovered on the inside of the temples? Tombs, carved paintings and hieroglyphics
Scholars believe that Ancient Egyptians were inspired and influenced by which written language? Cuniform
What is the difference between logographic and alphabetic elements? Logograms are visual symbols representing ideas or objects and were stylized, simplified, and recognizable; alphabetic elements came to use when writing became demotic.
The term Hieroglyphic derived from what two Greek words? Hiero- sacred, glyphic- engraving and writing
What is a scribe? A school for students to learn how to read and write.
Who else was trained to read and write? Why? Military leaders so they communicate while in battle
Post an example of hieroglyphics on papyrus.
What is papyrus and how was it made? Substrate made from reeds in Egypt; wet reeds were placed over each other then they were flattened and then dried, then they are rubbed with stones until the surface becomes smooth.
What is a substrate? Paper that Egyptians used to write their hieroglyphics on
What were the Books of the Dead? Instructions and spells to help pharaohs and other Egyptian papyrus find there way to afterlife
How did Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics become a forgotten language? Non-Christian temples were closed down by Theodosius and then the language was lost, so no one knew how to decipher them
Post an example of the Rosetta Stone.
What is the Rosetta Stone? Where was it discovered? It was discovered in Egypt; it is basically a stone inscribed with old hieroglyphics.
What three languages are included on the stone? Egyptian hieroglyphics, demotic, and Greek
Why couldn't the text on the Stone be deciphered? A chunk of the stone was missing and non of the three languages were complete.
Who finally deciphered the text? What was his breakthrough? Jean Francois Champollion; he matched the hieroglyphic 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 lot about Ancient Egypt and the hieroglyphics.
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