n the sixth century BC, what three civilizations invaded Egypt? persaian and greek and romans
Post an example of the inside wall(s) of an Ancient Egyptian temple.
What was discovered on the inside of the temples?great pyraminds
Scholars believe that Ancient Egyptians were inspired and influenced by which written language?
logographic and alphabetic elements
What is the difference between logographic and alphabetic elements?stylized and simplified
came later as the language evolved into demotic
The term Hieroglyphic derived from what two Greek words?hieroglyphic
What is a scribe? to read and write
Who else was trained to read and write? Why?military leaders were trained so they could communicate while 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?writing a set of scrolls important
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?
french soldiers spotted a slab with inscriptions
What three languages are included on the stone?
egyptian heroglphic demotic and greek
Why couldn't the text on the Stone be deciphered?
chunk of stone was missing none of the 3 text were complete
Who finally deciphered the text? What was his breakthrough?
jean francols champollion when he was able to match up the symbols
Why does the interpretation of the Rosetta Stone have such significance?
refered to king ptolemy v epiphanies at the time of his coronation around 196 BC
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