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
Scholars believe that Ancient Egyptians were inspired and influenced by which written language?sumerian cuniform
What is the difference between logographic and alphabetic elements?-visuals to describe things
-symbols to represent sounds
The term Hieroglyphic derived from what two Greek words?hiero meaning sacred, and glyphic meaning writing
What is a scribe? someone who went to school to read and write
Who else was trained to read and write? Why?military personnel so that they could communicate in battle
Post an example of hieroglyphics on papyrus.
What is papyrus and how was it made?it is what scrolls are made of, and it is made by weaving native reeds, flattening them and then drying them
What is a substrate?the surface of an organism
What were the Books of the Dead?instructions and spells to help find leaders to their afterlife
How did Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics become a forgotten language?roman christians shut down any non christian temples, and over time every one who knew the language died out
Post an example of the Rosetta Stone.
What is the Rosetta Stone? Where was it discovered?It is a translating document, basically, that was discovered in Rosetta Egypt
What three languages are included on the stone?
German, ancient Egyptian, and Demotic
Why couldn't the text on the Stone be deciphered?Large chunks of all of the languages were missing
Who finally deciphered the text? What was his breakthrough?Jean Francois Champollion, he matched up the greek symbols and egyptian hieroglyphics for Pharoah Ramses
Why does the interpretation of the Rosetta Stone have such significance?
We learned a lot about egyptian hieroglyphics and egyptians themselves
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