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Thursday, March 8, 2012

Hieroglyphics and the Egyptians | 3,000 BC

In the sixth century BC, what three civilizations invaded Egypt?




Post an example of the inside wall(s) of an Ancient Egyptian temple.
What was discovered on the inside of the temples?



Scholars believe that Ancient Egyptians were inspired and influenced by which written language?



What is the difference between logographic and alphabetic elements?



The term Hieroglyphic derived from what two Greek words?



What is a scribe?



Who else was trained to read and write? Why?





Post an example of hieroglyphics on papyrus.
What is papyrus and how was it made?



What is a substrate?



What were the Books of the Dead?



How did Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics become a forgotten language?





Post an example of the Rosetta Stone.
What is the Rosetta Stone? Where was it discovered?



What three languages are included on the stone?



Why couldn't the text on the Stone be deciphered?



Who finally deciphered the text? What was his breakthrough?



Why does the interpretation of the Rosetta Stone have such significance?




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