Egypt: Hieroglyphics, Cartouches, & the Rosetta Stone

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

• 200 glyphs

• 500 glyphs

• 700 glyphs

• 3000 glyphs

What direction were hieroglyphics written in?

• left to right

• right to left

• top to bottom

• any direction

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.

What was the paper that Ancient Egyptians wrote on?

• papyrus

• hieroglyphics

• cartouche

• glyph

What was a cartouche?

• Egyptian writing

• an oval with pictures of important events

• a giant statue honoring the gods

• an ancient Egyptian hieroglyphic name plate

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

• So that people could honor them

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

• To show that they were wealthy

• To display their favorite pictures

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

• 1500

• 1799

• 3000

• 30

Why was the Rosetta Stone so important?

• It was beautiful.

• It told the story of a powerful king.

• It taught modern people how to read hieroglyphics.

• It was found by a French soldier.

Which language was NOT on the Rosetta Stone?

• hieroglyphics

• demotic

• Greek

• Latin

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

• Jean-Francois Champollion; Thomas Young

• Jean-Francois Champollion; King Ptolemy

• Queen Berenice; Thomas Young

• King Ptolemy; Queen Berenice