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Chapter 1: Invention of Writing – Flashcards

Maisie Clarke

7 July 2022

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Petroglyph*

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Carved or scratched signs or simple figures on rock

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Pictograph*

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Elementary pictures or sketches that represent the things depicted

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Ideograph*

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Symbols to represent ideas or concepts

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2 natural by-products of the rise of the village culture in ancient Mesopotamia

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1. The ownership of property 2. Specialization of trades or crafts

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Cuneiform*

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Early wedge-shaped writing in Mesopotamia

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Purpose of Mesopotamian Cylinder Seals

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Provided a forgery-proof method for sealing documents & proving their authenticity

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Impact of the discovery of the Rosetta Stone*

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Allowed for the translation of hieroglyphs & to further unlock the mysteries of Egyptian history and culture

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3 contributions of Egyptian culture to graphic communications? What did these inventions trigger in the western world? *

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1. Hieroglyphics 2. Papyri 3. Illustrated manuscripts Triggered development of alphabet & graphic communications in Phoenicia and the Greco-Roman world

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Some of the earliest examples of visual communications known are the Paleolithic cave drawings found in

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The Lascaux caves in France

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Paleolithic cave drawings were probably created for three of the reasons

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1. Survival 2. Ritual 3. Utility

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Petroglyphs

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Carved or scratched signs or simple figures on rocks

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Writing may have evolved in Sumeria because ancient temple chiefs needed

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to keep records systematically

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The Stele of Hammurabi (1792-1750 BC) is an artifact of Babylonian culture written in cuneiform. The text contains

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A code of Laws and Consequences

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Each script below is found in the Rosetta Stone

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a. Greek b. hieroglyphic c. demotic

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In the hieroglyphic writing system, a cartouche encloses glyphs of

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important names

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A Book of the Dead is a narrative of

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the passage of the deceased into the afterlife

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Three of the following are characteristic of ancient Egyptian illustrated manuscripts

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a. Important persons shown larger than other persons b. Figures shown simultaneously frontally and in profile c. Men shown with dark skin and women with light skin

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The ancient Egyptians inherited the use of _________ from the Sumerians

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identification

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The development of writing and visible language had its earliest origins in

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simple pictures

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In Mesopotamia, the ownership of property and the specialization of trades and crafts made visual identification necessary. Images on ______________ became trademarks for the owner

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cylinder seals

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Like the Sumerians, who used mud to create clay tablets, the Egyptians made good use of their natural resources. They created a paper like substrate for manuscripts out of *

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papyrus

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In the hieroglyphic writing system, words that were difficult to express in visual form were written using _______ in which words and syllables are represented by pictures of objects and by symbols whose names are similar to the word or syllable to be communicated

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rebus

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The development of writing had its earliest origins in simple pictures, for a close connection exists between the drawing of pictures and the markings of writing

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Writing in ancient Sumeria took on magical and ceremonial qualities; the general public regarded scribes with awe because of their mysterious knowledge

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In the hieroglyphic system, directionality was not standardized. The reader began from the direction in which living animals were facing, but sometimes the direction in the text changed

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The demotic writing script, used for secular legal and commercial writing, developed around 400 A.D.

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The scarab beetle in ancient Egyptian society was associated with the sun god Khepri and the idea of resurrection. The scarab seal came to be used as a means of marking ownership and as a magical charm

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The Egyptians were the first people to produce illustrated manuscripts in which words and pictures combined to communicate information

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A more abstract form of hieroglyphics, called hieratic script, was developed first by early lawmakers to allow more room for extensive laws

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F, hieratic script was more abstract, but it was created for religious writings

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Finished papyrus sheets had an upper surface of horizontal fibers called the recto, and a bottom surface of vertical fibers called the verso

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question

Petroglyph*

answer

Carved or scratched signs or simple figures on rock

question

Pictograph*

answer

Elementary pictures or sketches that represent the things depicted

question

Ideograph*

answer

Symbols to represent ideas or concepts

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2 natural by-products of the rise of the village culture in ancient Mesopotamia

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1. The ownership of property 2. Specialization of trades or crafts

question

Cuneiform*

answer

Early wedge-shaped writing in Mesopotamia

question

Purpose of Mesopotamian Cylinder Seals

answer

Provided a forgery-proof method for sealing documents & proving their authenticity

question

Impact of the discovery of the Rosetta Stone*

answer

Allowed for the translation of hieroglyphs & to further unlock the mysteries of Egyptian history and culture

question

3 contributions of Egyptian culture to graphic communications? What did these inventions trigger in the western world? *

answer

1. Hieroglyphics 2. Papyri 3. Illustrated manuscripts Triggered development of alphabet & graphic communications in Phoenicia and the Greco-Roman world

question

Some of the earliest examples of visual communications known are the Paleolithic cave drawings found in

answer

The Lascaux caves in France

question

Paleolithic cave drawings were probably created for three of the reasons

answer

1. Survival 2. Ritual 3. Utility

question

Petroglyphs

answer

Carved or scratched signs or simple figures on rocks

question

Writing may have evolved in Sumeria because ancient temple chiefs needed

answer

to keep records systematically

question

The Stele of Hammurabi (1792-1750 BC) is an artifact of Babylonian culture written in cuneiform. The text contains

answer

A code of Laws and Consequences

question

Each script below is found in the Rosetta Stone

answer

a. Greek b. hieroglyphic c. demotic

question

In the hieroglyphic writing system, a cartouche encloses glyphs of

answer

important names

question

A Book of the Dead is a narrative of

answer

the passage of the deceased into the afterlife

question

Three of the following are characteristic of ancient Egyptian illustrated manuscripts

answer

a. Important persons shown larger than other persons b. Figures shown simultaneously frontally and in profile c. Men shown with dark skin and women with light skin

question

The ancient Egyptians inherited the use of _________ from the Sumerians

answer

identification

question

The development of writing and visible language had its earliest origins in

answer

simple pictures

question

In Mesopotamia, the ownership of property and the specialization of trades and crafts made visual identification necessary. Images on ______________ became trademarks for the owner

answer

cylinder seals

question

Like the Sumerians, who used mud to create clay tablets, the Egyptians made good use of their natural resources. They created a paper like substrate for manuscripts out of *

answer

papyrus

question

answer

rebus

question

The development of writing had its earliest origins in simple pictures, for a close connection exists between the drawing of pictures and the markings of writing

answer

question

Writing in ancient Sumeria took on magical and ceremonial qualities; the general public regarded scribes with awe because of their mysterious knowledge

answer

question

In the hieroglyphic system, directionality was not standardized. The reader began from the direction in which living animals were facing, but sometimes the direction in the text changed

answer

question

The demotic writing script, used for secular legal and commercial writing, developed around 400 A.D.

answer

question

answer

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The Egyptians were the first people to produce illustrated manuscripts in which words and pictures combined to communicate information

answer

question

A more abstract form of hieroglyphics, called hieratic script, was developed first by early lawmakers to allow more room for extensive laws

answer

F, hieratic script was more abstract, but it was created for religious writings

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Finished papyrus sheets had an upper surface of horizontal fibers called the recto, and a bottom surface of vertical fibers called the verso

answer

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