-Persians, greeks, and romans
Post an example of the inside wall(s) of an Ancient Egyptian temple.What was discovered on the inside of the temples?
-carved and painted images written in egyptian hieroglyphics
Scholars believe that Ancient Egyptians were inspired and influenced by which written language?
-cuneiform
What is the difference between logographic and alphabetic elements?-logograms: visual symbols representing ideas or objects
-generally stylized and simplified
The term Hieroglyphic derived from what two Greek words?
-heiro= sacred
-glyphic= engraving or writing
What is a scribe?
-a school where you learned how to read and write
Who else was trained to read and write? Why?
-military leaders so they could communicate while in battle
Post an example of hieroglyphics on papyrus.What is papyrus and how was it made?
-substrate made from reeds native to egypt; criss cross wet reeds
What is a substrate?
-responsible for writing a set of scrolls
What were the Books of the Dead?
How did Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics become a forgotten language?
-those who could read and write hieroglyphics disappeared
Post an example of the Rosetta Stone.What is the Rosetta Stone? Where was it discovered?
-french soldiers found it while building a fort 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?
-a chunk of the stone was missing and none of the texts were complete
Who finally deciphered the text? What was his breakthrough?
-the british; champollion; he was able to match up the symbols with the greek versions of the name egyptian pharoah ramses
Why does the interpretation of the Rosetta Stone have such significance?
-it told us a great deal about the ancient egyptians and hieroglyphics
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