Hieroglyph

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/hieroglyph

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the script type?Logophonetic, incorporating ideographic, phonetic, and determinative elements
2. What is the key decipherment figure?Jean-François Champollion
3. What is an Egyptian hieroglyph?An Egyptian hieroglyph is a picture that tells a story or shows a word. It was used a long time ago in Egypt to write important things like kings' names and prayers.
4. Why did Egyptians use hieroglyphs instead of writing on paper?Egyptians wrote hieroglyphs on walls, stone, and monuments because the pictures were special and could be seen by everyone. The pictures were also part of art and were used in temples and tombs.

Logophonetic Script: A writing system that combines symbols representing whole words with symbols representing sounds.
Determinative: A sign placed at the end of a word to clarify its meaning or category, without being pronounced.
Rosetta Stone: A stele inscribed with a decree in three scripts, crucial for deciphering Egyptian hieroglyphs.