In the sixth century BC, what three civilizations invaded Egypt?
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?
carved and painted images on every wall and surface
Scholars believe that Ancient Egyptians were inspired and influenced by which written language?
Sumerian cunieform, influenced by the concept of words and writing
What is the difference between logographic and alphabetic elements?
logographic elements are visual symbols and alphabetic writing is document writing.
The term Hieroglyphic derived from what two Greek words?
heiro- sacred, and glyphic- writing or engraving
What is a scribe?
document copier
Who else was trained to read and write? Why?
students and military leaders to communicate while in battle
Post an example of hieroglyphics on papyrus.
What is papyrus and how was it made?
wet reeds laid on top of each other criss cross, flattened, dried, and rolled over with stones. Papyrus is substrates made from reeds native to Egypt
What is a substrate?
substance or layer that underlies something or which some process occurs in particular
What were the Books of the Dead?
scrolls for pharohs with instructions and spells to help find their way to the afterlife
How did Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics become a forgotten language?
the amount of people who could read them disappeared because Greeks and Romans took over Egypt
Post an example of the Rosetta Stone.
What is the Rosetta Stone? Where was it discovered?
Had inscriptions in three different languages, founded in Rosetta
What three languages are included on the stone?
heiroglyphics, demotic, and greek
Why couldn't the text on the Stone be deciphered?
part of the stone was missing and none of the texts were complete
Who finally deciphered the text? What was his breakthrough?
Jean Francois Campollion, able to match heiroglyphics with the greek version of the name Egyption Pharos Ramses
Why does the interpretation of the Rosetta Stone have such significance?
we now know the history of the first written language
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