Egypt: Hieroglyphics, Cartouches, & the Rosetta Stone

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Hieroglyphics was a writing system that involved at least...

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700 glyphs

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What direction were hieroglyphics written in?

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any direction

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Which of the following was NOT a benefit of being a scribe?
Scribes were some of the only Egyptians that knew how to read and write hieroglyphics.
Scribes didn't have to pay taxes.
Scribes didn't have to serve in the army.
Scribes had easy jobs.

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Scribes had easy jobs.

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What was the paper that Ancient Egyptians wrote on?

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papyrus

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What was a cartouche?

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an ancient Egyptian hieroglyphic name plate

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Why did Egyptians believe that they should mark their tomb and/or coffin with their cartouche?

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So that their two souls could meet back at the body in the afterlife

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The meaning of hieroglyphics was a mystery for approximately ________ years.

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1500

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Why was the Rosetta Stone so important?

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It taught modern people how to read hieroglyphics.

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Which language was NOT on the Rosetta Stone? Options: hieroglyphics, demotic, Greek, Latin

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Latin

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_________________ is the person credited with deciphering the Rosetta Stone, and ________________ helped in this effort by recognizing famous cartouches on the stone.

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Jean-Francois Champollion; Thomas Young