Hieroglyphics and the Egyptians | 3,000 BC

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?
cuneiform  and influenced by the concept of expressing words in writing
What is the difference between logographic and alphabetic elements?
Logograms are 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 meaning sacred and glyphic meaning engraving or writing
What is a scribe?
could read and write instructions on the walls and papyrus for rituals which were performed to please the Gods and Godesses
Who else was trained to read and write? Why?
  Priests so they could be a scribe
Post an example of hieroglyphics on papyrus.
 

What is papyrus and how was it made?
substrate made from reeds native to egypt, wet reeds are placed criss-cross over each other flattened and dried.
What is a substrate?
plant
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?
  because few egyptions were capable of reading or writing it after that
 Post an example of the Rosetta Stone.
 

What is the Rosetta Stone? Where was it discovered?
had the same inscription written on it in three different languages
What three languages are included on the stone?
egyption hieroglyphics, demotic, and greek.
Why couldn't the text on the Stone be deciphered?
a chunk of the stone was missing and none of the three texts were complete.
Who finally deciphered the text? What was his breakthrough?
Jean Francois Champollion, breakthrough came when he was able to match up the hieroglyphic symbols with the greek version of the name egyption pharoah ramses
Why does the interpretation of the Rosetta Stone have such significance?
 We now know a great deal about the ancient egyptian hieroglyphics