In the sixth century BC, what three civilizations invaded Egypt?
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 were found on all of the walls and surfaces.
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 while alphabets have phonetic variations.
The term Hieroglyphic derived from what two Greek words?
Hiero (sacred) and Glyphic (engraving or writing)
What is a scribe?
Someone who writes in hieroglyphics.
Who else was trained to read and write? Why?
Military leaders so that they could communicate well in battle.
Post an example of hieroglyphics on papyrus.
What is papyrus and how was it made?
It is a substrate, and it is made from reeds found in Egypt. Wet reeds were placed criss-cross over each other and dried. They were then rubbed with stones until they were flat and smooth.
What is a substrate?
A substance underneath something on which a process occurs.
What were the Books of the Dead?
They had instructions and spells for helping important people like the pharoah in the afterlife.
How did Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics become a forgotten language?
Non-Christian temples were closed down by Theodosius I. Eventually all of the people who could read or write the hieroglyphics disappeared.
Post an example of the Rosetta Stone.
What is the Rosetta Stone? Where was it discovered?
The Rosetta Stone is a big stone that helped decipher Egyptian hieroglyphics. It was discovered in the Egyptian region of Rosetta by the soldiers of Napoleon Bonaparte.
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 three texts were complete.
Who finally deciphered the text? What was his breakthrough?
Jean Francois Champolion. He was able to match up the hieroglyphic symbols with the Greek name of the Egyptian Pharoah Ramses.
Why does the interpretation of the Rosetta Stone have such significance?
It helped us learn more about the ancient Egyptians and Egyptian hieroglyphics.
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 were found on all of the walls and surfaces.
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 while alphabets have phonetic variations.
The term Hieroglyphic derived from what two Greek words?
Hiero (sacred) and Glyphic (engraving or writing)
What is a scribe?
Someone who writes in hieroglyphics.
Who else was trained to read and write? Why?
Military leaders so that they could communicate well in battle.
Post an example of hieroglyphics on papyrus.
What is papyrus and how was it made?
It is a substrate, and it is made from reeds found in Egypt. Wet reeds were placed criss-cross over each other and dried. They were then rubbed with stones until they were flat and smooth.
What is a substrate?
A substance underneath something on which a process occurs.
What were the Books of the Dead?
They had instructions and spells for helping important people like the pharoah in the afterlife.
How did Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics become a forgotten language?
Non-Christian temples were closed down by Theodosius I. Eventually all of the people who could read or write the hieroglyphics disappeared.
Post an example of the Rosetta Stone.
What is the Rosetta Stone? Where was it discovered?
The Rosetta Stone is a big stone that helped decipher Egyptian hieroglyphics. It was discovered in the Egyptian region of Rosetta by the soldiers of Napoleon Bonaparte.
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 three texts were complete.
Who finally deciphered the text? What was his breakthrough?
Jean Francois Champolion. He was able to match up the hieroglyphic symbols with the Greek name of the Egyptian Pharoah Ramses.
Why does the interpretation of the Rosetta Stone have such significance?
It helped us learn more about the ancient Egyptians and Egyptian hieroglyphics.
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