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?By the concept of expressing words in writing
What is the difference between logographic and alphabetic elements?Logograms- visual symbols represting ideas or objects
Alphabetic- came later as the language turned into demotic
The term Hieroglyphic derived from what two Greek words?Hiero means sacred. Glyphic means engraving or writing
What is a scribe? Recording and communicating information about religion and government
Who else was trained to read and write? Why?Students and military leaders so they could communicate with others
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?Something that is covering something so that it doesn't get ruined
What were the Books of the Dead?Books that the commisioners wrote before they died to help them into the afterlife
How did Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics become a forgotten language?Those who could still read it didn't pass it on and soon died
Post an example of the Rosetta Stone.
What is the Rosetta Stone? Where was it discovered?A slab of stone that had engravings on it. It was discovered 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
Who finally deciphered the text? What was his breakthrough?Jean Francois Champollion. Matching up the hieroglyphics
Why does the interpretation of the Rosetta Stone have such significance?
We now know a lot about Egytian hieroglyphics and the languages
