Persians, Greeks, Romans.
Post an example of the inside wall(s) of an Ancient Egyptian temple.
What was discovered on the inside of the temples?
Painted images on every wall and surface.
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.
Alphabetic - used for document writing.
The term Hieroglyphic derived from what two Greek words?
Hiero and Glyphic.
What is a scribe?
Someone who could read and write.
Who else was trained to read and write? Why?
Generals, so they could communicate with each other in battle.
Post an example of hieroglyphics on papyrus.
What is papyrus and how was it made?
Substrate made from reeds native to Egypt.
What is a substrate?
the base material that images will be printed onto
What were the Books of the Dead?
Instructions and spells used to help people find their way to the afterlife.
How did Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics become a forgotten language?
Everyone who could interpret it died.
Post an example of the Rosetta Stone.
What is the Rosetta Stone? Where was it discovered?
It has the same message written in three different languages. Rosetta, Egypt
What three languages are included on the stone?
Greek, Heiroglyphic, and Demotic.
Why couldn't the text on the Stone be deciphered?
A chunk of the stone was missing, and none of the phrases were completed.
Who finally deciphered the text? What was his breakthrough?
Champollion. The inscription reffered to King Ptolemy's coronation.
Why does the interpretation of the Rosetta Stone have such significance?
We know know a lot about ancient Egyptians and Herioglyphics.
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