Hieroglyphics and the Egyptians | 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?
Sumerian cuneiform
What is the difference between logographic and alphabetic elements?
Logograms are visual symbols representing ideas or objects that are generally stylized & simplified and perfectly recognizable. Alphabetic, or phonetic, are variations that came later as the language evolved into demotic (document writing).
The term Hieroglyphic derived from what two Greek words?
"Hiero" meaning sacred, and "glyphic" meaning engraving or writing.
What is a scribe? 
A school where students learned how to read and write.
Who else was trained to read and write? Why?
Military leaders were trained as scribes so they could communicate while in battle.
Post an example of hieroglyphics on papyrus.
What is papyrus and how was it made?

Papyrus is a substrate made from reeds native to Egypt. Wet reeds are place criss-cross over each other, flattened, and dried. Then, they are rubbed with flat stones until surface becomes smooth.
What is a substrate?
A substance that undergoes a process
What were the Books of the Dead?
Books written by scribes that contained instructions and spells to help pharaohs and other important egyptians find their way to the afterlife.
How did Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics become a forgotten language?
By the time the Greeks and Romans ruled Egypt, few Egyptians were capable of reading or writing hieroglyphics.
Post an example of the Rosetta Stone.
What is the Rosetta Stone? Where was it discovered?

A slab with inscriptions on it. It was found 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 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 Egyptian Pharaoh Ramses. He discovered that the inscription referred to King Ptolemy V epiphanies at the time of his coronation around 196 BC.
Why does the interpretation of the Rosetta Stone have such significance?
We now know a great deal about the ancient Egyptians and Egyptian hieroglyphics.