Ancient Egypt Quiz #3

What is the best definition for 'rebus'?

Papyrus paper was better than clay tablets because it was less fragile and easily transported

Where did Egyptian get their symbols for writing?

Which of the following was NOT a reason why the Rosetta Stone was considered an important discovery?

Mesopotamia was located in current day ____________ between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.

The names of pharaohs were usually written inside a:

What is the Greek word for 'sacred carved writing'?

Egyptian paper is made from which plant?

What was hieratic?

What was demotic?

Cuneiform came from the Mesopotamian word meaning:

Which ancient civilization developed the written language known as cuneiform?

What is the best definition for pictograph?

The education of a scribe began at what age?

When was a determinative used?

About how many hieroglyph symbols were eventually used in ancient Egypt?

Which of the following was the ancient Egyptian term for 'word of the gods'?

Who were the small group of people in ancient Egypt that were trained to read and write?

Writing is the drawing of symbols to record the words of a spoken language

In which direction were hieroglyphics not read?