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The Social Pyramid

Ancient Egyptian Language

Learning Goals Analyze the development of written communication Assess criteria that judges civilizations as being great

What is the Rosetta Stone? A stone tablet found by the French in 1799 Contains 3 different dialects Greek Hieroglyphic Demotic Researchers were puzzled for years by the different writing styles

Who Deciphered It? Thomas Young A mid-aged British scientist Used cartouches to identify a name That name was Ptolemy Published and shared his results in Europe Jean Francois Champollion A young French scholar Used Young's work and finished the deciphering Never gave Young any credit

Conventions of Hieroglyphs Left to right, right to left Top to bottom Cartouches

Legacy of Ancient Egypt?

Legacy Anthropology Science Society How the Pyramids were built: astronomy and technologies used in moving and lifting stone Medicine: detailed accounts of disease and operations (mummification) Time: 365 day calendar, 24 hour day (not 60 min/hr) Mathematics: 10 base counting, some fractions Anthropology Temples, tombs, monuments with depictions of life and society in Ancient Egypt Society Religion: belief in an afterlife, judgement of good or wicked Marriage: first equality for women in societies