In the sixth century BC, what three civilizations invaded Egypt?
- persians
- greeks
- romans
What was discovered on the inside of the temples?
-carved painted images on every wall and surface
Scholars believe that Ancient Egyptians were inspired and influenced by which written language?
- that hieroglyphics came into existence a short while after cuneifrom
What is the difference between logographic and alphabetic elements?
(Logograms_ visual symbols representing ideas or objects)
(Alphabetic_variations came later as the language evolved into demotic)
The term Hieroglyphic derived from what two Greek words?
- Hiero- Sacred
- Glyphic- Engraving or wrighting
- is a school to learn and how to read or write.
Who else was trained to read and write? Why?
- Military leader were trained as scribes so they could communicate while in battle.
Post an example of hieroglyphics on papyrus.
What is papyrus and how was it made?
- Could read and write instructions on the walls and papyrus for rituals which were performed to please the gods and goddesses.
What is a substrate?
- also responsible for writing a set of scrolls for pharaohs and other important Egyptians on papyrus.
What were the Books of the Dead?
- Were usually commissioned by the users themselves before death.
How did Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics become a forgotten language?
- Greeks and romans rules egypt few were capable of reading or writing.
Post an example of the Rosetta Stone.
What is the Rosetta Stone? Where was it discovered?
-French soldiers spotted a slab with inscriptions on it.
What three languages are included on the stone?
- Egyptian Hieroglyphics
- Demotic
- Greek
Why couldn't the text on the Stone be deciphered?
- A chunk of the stone was missing none of the three texts were complete.
Who finally deciphered the text? What was his breakthrough?
- Made rubbings of the text and sent them to other scholars in france seeking help
Why does the interpretation of the Rosetta Stone have such significance?
- The british invaded egypt and defeated Napoleon and his army.
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