Vocabulary 1
A piece of written material that provides information.
Document
Letter of a language that are arranged to make words.
Alphabet
Why did the Phoenicians travel by ship?
To trade and spread the alphabet
To see other cultures
To fight their enemies
Who created the first alphabet that was the beginning of modern writing?
Chinese
Egyptians
Phoenicians
Confucious is given credit for the document known as the _________________ that tells people to:
"Treat others the way you want to be treated"
The Golden Rule
The time before writing was invented.
Prehistory
A small tool used for writing or drawing.
Stylus
What are the most famous, early written laws called?
Code of Jeremiah
Code of Egypt
Code of Hammurabi
Chinese writing uses an alphabet.
True False
Who was the Chinese philosopher whose teachings about family and loyalty was written down by scribes?
Hercules
Aristotle
Confucius
A writing system used in ancient Egypt.
Hieroglyphics
A person who writes information down.
Scribe
The ____________________________ was a large rock that had information written on it in 3 different ways.
Rosetta Stone
What did the ancient Chinese used to write on?
Glass
Clay
Tortoise shell
Who is one Greek writer we learned about?
Freddrick
Aristotle
Hercules
Producing words that can be read and understood by someone else.
Writing
The use of an _____________________ improved writing.
Alphabet
With cuneiform writing, people would use a stylus and write on __________________.
Stone and bricks
Wet Clay tables
Sketch books and journals
Which alphabet was called the first true alphabet because is added letters for vowels?
Greeks
Mesopotamia
River Valley
A writing system used in Mesopotamia
Alphabet
Cuneiform
Scribe
___________________helped governments to enforce laws.
Writing
Cuneiform was a writing system used in what area?
Iran
Mesopotamia
Turkey
What was a popular activity for people in ancient Greece?
Going to the theater to watch plays