What language was spoken when Egyptain hieroglypics were no longer being used.
Coptic, a language spoken by Christian Egyptains
100
To crack the Egyptain hieroglypics, pictures were assigned (or matched) to the _____________.
alphabet
200
What does the prefix en- mean?
to have caused
200
Name a word that ends with the suffix -ic.
athletic, volcanic, etc.
200
Which word means an Egyptain system of writing?
hieroglypics
200
Who invaded Egypt to also learn about the history of Egypt? Remember this person was at war with England
Napoleon
200
Many scholars who studied the Egyptain artifacts spoke different ______________.
languages
300
Name the root word which means "to write"?
scribe
300
What is an affix?
An affix is when a word is changed-the ending. For example, when you see the word enable, an affix has not been added until you see the word enabled. (the adding of the d-meaning past tense).
300
What does inscribe mean?
Inscribe means written, carved, or marked.
300
How many languages did the Rosetta Stone have carved on it?
Three (which included Greek and Egyptain hieroglypics)
300
Did the hieroglypics stand for sounds or symbols?
sounds
400
What prefix menas to repeat?
-re
400
How can you tell the difference between a prefix and a suffix?
A prefix has a hypen (-) after it and a suffix has a hypen (-) before it.
Example: re- (prefix)
-ic (suffic)
400
Which words use the root word "script."
prescribe, subscribe, and describe.
400
What does the word "demotic" mean?
" of the people"
400
Did the Rosetta stone help scholars decipher Egyptain hieroglyphics?
Yes
500
Name a vocabulary word that has prefix -em in it.
embedded
500
Name three spelling words that end with -ic.
hieroglyphic, symbolic, grometric......
500
How many spelling words have prefixes that mean "not?"
four-unimpressive, inaccurate, irregular, and immature
500
How many scholar tried to crack the Egyptain hieroglypics before the scholar Champollion tried to crack it?
Three
500
Why is Alexander the Great so important?
He was a Greek foreigner who took over Egypt that infused Greek culture with Eygyptain culture. On the Rosetta stone, you can find hieroglypics and Greek. That is how scholars were able to decipher the code. (Some type of explanation...)