hieroglyphics and the egyptians l 3,000 BC

In the sixth century BC, what three civilizations invaded Egypt? 
Persians, Greeks, and 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?
Sumeriancuneiform

What is the difference between logographic and alphabetic elements?
logograpgics are visual symbols representing ideas or objects and alphabetic variations came later as the language evolved into demotic

The term Hieroglyphic derived from what two Greek words?
hiero and glyphic

What is a scribe? 
someone who could read and write instructions

Who else was trained to read and write? Why?
priests who worked in the temples
Post an example of hieroglyphics on papyrus.
What is papyrus and how was it made?
a substrate made from reeds native to Egypt, wet reeds are placed criss-cross over each other, flattened and dried, then rubbed with flat stones until the surface becomes smooth

What is a substrate?
a natural stone with a masonry surface

What were the Books of the Dead?
commissioned by the users themselves before death

How did Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics become a forgotten language?
by the time Greeks and Romans ruled Egypt, few Egyptians were capable of reading or writing them
Post an example of the Rosetta Stone.
What is the Rosetta Stone? Where was it discovered?
a stone that was believed to have the same inscription written on it in 3 different languages, found in a fort in rosetta

What three languages are included on the stone?
Egyptian 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 3 texts were complete

Who finally deciphered the text? What was his breakthrough?
jean francois champollion, when he was able to match up the hieroglyphic symbols with the Greek version of the name Egyptian pharaoh Ramses

Why does the interpretation of the Rosetta Stone have such significance?
we now know a great deal about the ancient Egyptians and Egyptian hieroglyphics