WorksheetsEgypt: Hieroglyphics, Cartouches, & the Rosetta Stone
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 20mins
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
