Hieroglyphics
What is a hieroglyphic?
A drawing or symbol that represents a word or sound.
What is the Rosetta Stone?
A large stone tablet
What is papyrus similar to?
Paper
What are some of the things they made advances in?
science, technology, and medicine
What is a structure with triangular sides?
pyramid
Did most ancient Egypt know how to write?
Yes or No
No, not every Egyptian knew how to write.
What time was the Rosetta Stone made?
196BCE
Why is it important to know about the papyrus paper?
It is important to know about the papyrus paper because it has it has a lot of history about ancient Egypt on it
Why is it important to know the history of ancient Egypt?
It is important because you can understand what happened in history
What is a statue or piece of art free-standing?
(hint: you make it and people say it a lot as making clay...)
sculpture
The Egyptians have some of the oldest records and works of literature.
True of False?
True
What two languages were written on the Rosetta Stone?
Egyptian and Greek
Why was papyrus paper easier to write on than pressing letters into clay?
They wrote on papyrus paper because it was easier. It also could last in a dry environment like Egypt.
They made some of the modern stuff we have today. What are some of them? (hint: think houses)
glass, stones, and bricks
What is the study of your body and its organs, in other words, structure?
Anatomy
Mesopotamian cuneiform and Egyptian hieroglyphics are the exact same
True of False?
False, they are very similar and used signs that represented sounds and represented the meanings of words or phrases.
Why is the Rosetta Stone important?
It is important because it was the key to understanding hieroglyphics.
What was some of the things they wrote on papyrus paper?
medical books, calendars, stories, poems, and prayers
They learned a lot about the human body. What is one of the ways they use there knowledge after someone dies?
They use mummies, which is to help them in the afterlife
What is the ability to build something? There ability to build pyramids and other status.
construct
What is the importance of hieroglyphics?
They were important during the time of ancient Egypt because it was their way of writing and record-keeping, but also for monumental display dedicated to royalty and deities.
A decree that says priests of a temple in Memphis support the reign of thirteen-year old Ptolemy V, on the first anniversary of his coronation.
Do we still have the papyrus sheets from many years ago?
True of False?
True, they have survived to today and gives us information on how they lived
They developed something else that we use if we are sick to the present day. What is it?
Medicines
Why is it so important to know vocabulary?
It is important because you can understand the concept better