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 all inside the temples
Scholars believe that Ancient Egyptians were inspired and influenced by which written language?
by the concept of expressing words in writing
What is the difference between logographic and alphabetic elements?logographic- visual symbols representing ideas or objects
alphabetic- used for document writings
The term Hieroglyphic derived from what two Greek words?
hiero meaning sacred and glyphic means engraving or writing
What is a scribe?
a way of allowing the people to communicate and record data
Who else was trained to read and write? Why?
everyone because they wanted everyone to be able to communicate with one another.
Post an example of hieroglyphics on papyrus.
What is papyrus and how was it made?
Papyrus- substrate made from reeds native to egypt, wet reeds are placed criss-cross over each other flattened and dried then rubbed with flat stones until the surface becomes smooth.
What is a substrate?
What were the Books of the Dead?
scribes that had instructions and spells to help them find their way to the afterlife
How did Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics become a forgotten language?
those who could read and write hieroglyphics began to disappear.
Post an example of the Rosetta Stone.
What is the Rosetta Stone? Where was it discovered?
had the three different inscriptions written in three different languages 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?
a chunk of the stone was missing none of the three texts were complete
Who finally deciphered the text? What was his breakthrough?
jean francois champollian he was able to match up the hieroglyphics and the greek
Why does the interpretation of the Rosetta Stone have such significance?
discovered that the inscprition referred to king ptolemy v. epiphanies at the time of his coronation around 196 bc
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