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#1 CAVE PAINTINGS
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New Post: titled "Cave Paintings | 35,000 years ago"
What are cave paintings?
Beautiful,Detailed and colorful representations found on the inside of cave walls and ceilings.
Name several common themes found in cave paintings?
Large animals such as bison Horses and deers.Tracing of human hands as well as abstract of animals.
How were these paintings created (tools, pigments)?
Made from Mixing water,plant Juice,Animal Blood,Soil,Charcoal,Hematite,A form of Iron Oxide
What is the most famous cave painting site? When was it discovered and by whom?Lascaux,France.It was discovered in 1940 by four teenage boys.Post an example of cave painting(s) from this cave.
Why did this cave have to be closed? What was done to satisfy public curiosity?It was closed because the wall paintings were being damaged by the carbon dioxide emitted from the Tourists.To satisfy public interests,the french government created Lascaux II.A man made replica next to the origin.
Post an example of cave painting(s) from Altamira cave.
In Altamira cave, why do most of the paintings have a red hue?They are caused by the red clay in the soil.
Who discovered this site? How old are the paintings confirmed to be?Marceline Sanz De Sautuola and his daughter Maria.
What is the oldest known cave painting site? When was it discovered and by whom?Chauvet-Point Arc,and was discovered by three speleologists:Eliette Brunell Deschamps,Christian Hillaire,and Jean-Marie Chauvet Post an example of cave painting(s) from this cave.
What was different about the painting techniques at this site?Paintings were created with techniques not seen in other sites,walls were scraped clear of debris.And a 3D effect was created by etching around the edges.
What is "speleology"?
What three reasons do archeologists and historians believe prehistoric man created cave paintings?
-To tell a story or recount and event that already happened.
-As an instructional visual aid to teach about hunting techniques.
-Created for magical or religious reasons that if an image of a desired event were painted it might come true.
#2 CUNEIFORM
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New Post: titled "Cuneiform and the Sumerians | 3,000 BC"
The Sumerians were one of the earliest types of this kind of civilization? What does that mean?They were the first people who migrated to Sumer,which is know known as Southern Iraq.
Why is the region of Sumer considered the Cradle of Civilization?
Because of the Fertile Ground and the fertile crescent.Of the many bodies
What could the Sumerians practice year round because of the regions climate?
The surplus of food aloud them to stay in this region.Post an example of early Cuneiform (Sumerian pictograph).
Why was Cuneiform created?
What medium was used to "write" Cuneiform? Explain the process of preparing and writing on this surface?
They used a wedge shape stylus made from reeds to make impressions into the clay surface.
What did Cuneiform begin as a series of?Impressions
Post an example of evolved Cuneiform (wedge-shaped).
After it evolved over time, what shape did the characters of Cuneiform evolve into?Creating a permanent record transaction
Post an example of Akkadian Cuneiform.
After the Akkadians conquered, what happened to the Sumerian culture and written language?
What is a pictograph?A pictorial or visual representation of an object.
Why did the creation of Cuneiform allow the Sumerians to become a sophisticated culture? #3 HIEROGLYPHICS
Click to watch the podcast.New Post: titled "Hieroglyphics and the Egyptians | 3,000 BC"
In the sixth century BC, what three civilizations invaded Egypt?
Persians,Greek,and RomansPost an example of the inside wall(s) of an Ancient Egyptian temple.
What was discovered on the inside of the temples?
Carved and painted images on every wall and surface.
Scholars believe that Ancient Egyptians were inspired and influenced by which written language?
After the Cuneiform by the concept of expressing words into writing.
What is the difference between logographic and alphabetic elements?logograms are visual symbols representing ideas or objects.Alphabetic or phoenic came later as the language evolved into demotic.
The term Hieroglyphic derived from what two Greek words?
Sacred Writing
What is a scribe?
A communication skill where students went to scribe school to read and write,while military leaders were trained as scribes so they could communicate while in battle.
Who else was trained to read and write? Why?Military Leaders so that they could communicated while in battle.
Post an example of hieroglyphics on papyrus.
What is papyrus and how was it made?
A substrate made from Reeds native to Egypt.What is a substrate?
A writing for scrolls for pharaoh and other important Egyptian on papyrus.Instructions and spells to help them find their way to the afterlife
What were the Books of the Dead?Were usually commissioned by the users themselves before the death.
How did Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics become a forgotten language?
Post an example of the Rosetta Stone.
What is the Rosetta Stone? Where was it discovered?
Had the same inscription on it,written in 3 different languages.
What three languages are included on the stone?
Egyptian Hieroglyphics demotic and Greek.
Why couldn't the text on the Stone be deciphered?
Because one chunk of the text was missing and none of the three texts were complete.
Who finally deciphered the text? What was his breakthrough?
Napoleon,but the British defeated Napoleon and his army,and took back many Egyptian discoveries back to England including the Rosetta stone.Jean Champollion he was able to match up the hieroglyphics symbols with the Greek Version of the name Egyptian Pharaoh Ramses.
Why does the interpretation of the Rosetta Stone have such significance?
Cause we now know a great deal about the Ancient Egyptians and their hieroglyphics.
#1 CAVE PAINTINGS
Click here to watch the podcast.
New Post: titled "Cave Paintings | 35,000 years ago"
What are cave paintings?
Beautiful,Detailed and colorful representations found on the inside of cave walls and ceilings.
Name several common themes found in cave paintings?
Large animals such as bison Horses and deers.Tracing of human hands as well as abstract of animals.
How were these paintings created (tools, pigments)?
Made from Mixing water,plant Juice,Animal Blood,Soil,Charcoal,Hematite,A form of Iron Oxide
What is the most famous cave painting site? When was it discovered and by whom?Lascaux,France.It was discovered in 1940 by four teenage boys.Post an example of cave painting(s) from this cave.
Why did this cave have to be closed? What was done to satisfy public curiosity?It was closed because the wall paintings were being damaged by the carbon dioxide emitted from the Tourists.To satisfy public interests,the french government created Lascaux II.A man made replica next to the origin.
Post an example of cave painting(s) from Altamira cave.
In Altamira cave, why do most of the paintings have a red hue?They are caused by the red clay in the soil.
Who discovered this site? How old are the paintings confirmed to be?Marceline Sanz De Sautuola and his daughter Maria.
What is the oldest known cave painting site? When was it discovered and by whom?Chauvet-Point Arc,and was discovered by three speleologists:Eliette Brunell Deschamps,Christian Hillaire,and Jean-Marie Chauvet Post an example of cave painting(s) from this cave.
What was different about the painting techniques at this site?Paintings were created with techniques not seen in other sites,walls were scraped clear of debris.And a 3D effect was created by etching around the edges.
What is "speleology"?
What three reasons do archeologists and historians believe prehistoric man created cave paintings?
-To tell a story or recount and event that already happened.
-As an instructional visual aid to teach about hunting techniques.
-Created for magical or religious reasons that if an image of a desired event were painted it might come true.
#2 CUNEIFORM
Click here to watch the podcast.
New Post: titled "Cuneiform and the Sumerians | 3,000 BC"
The Sumerians were one of the earliest types of this kind of civilization? What does that mean?They were the first people who migrated to Sumer,which is know known as Southern Iraq.
Why is the region of Sumer considered the Cradle of Civilization?
Because of the Fertile Ground and the fertile crescent.Of the many bodies
What could the Sumerians practice year round because of the regions climate?
The surplus of food aloud them to stay in this region.Post an example of early Cuneiform (Sumerian pictograph).
Why was Cuneiform created?
What medium was used to "write" Cuneiform? Explain the process of preparing and writing on this surface?
They used a wedge shape stylus made from reeds to make impressions into the clay surface.
What did Cuneiform begin as a series of?Impressions
Post an example of evolved Cuneiform (wedge-shaped).
After it evolved over time, what shape did the characters of Cuneiform evolve into?Creating a permanent record transaction
Post an example of Akkadian Cuneiform.
After the Akkadians conquered, what happened to the Sumerian culture and written language?
What is a pictograph?A pictorial or visual representation of an object.
Why did the creation of Cuneiform allow the Sumerians to become a sophisticated culture? #3 HIEROGLYPHICS
Click to watch the podcast.New Post: titled "Hieroglyphics and the Egyptians | 3,000 BC"
In the sixth century BC, what three civilizations invaded Egypt?
Persians,Greek,and RomansPost an example of the inside wall(s) of an Ancient Egyptian temple.
What was discovered on the inside of the temples?
Carved and painted images on every wall and surface.
Scholars believe that Ancient Egyptians were inspired and influenced by which written language?
After the Cuneiform by the concept of expressing words into writing.
What is the difference between logographic and alphabetic elements?logograms are visual symbols representing ideas or objects.Alphabetic or phoenic came later as the language evolved into demotic.
The term Hieroglyphic derived from what two Greek words?
Sacred Writing
What is a scribe?
A communication skill where students went to scribe school to read and write,while military leaders were trained as scribes so they could communicate while in battle.
Who else was trained to read and write? Why?Military Leaders so that they could communicated while in battle.
Post an example of hieroglyphics on papyrus.
What is papyrus and how was it made?
A substrate made from Reeds native to Egypt.What is a substrate?
A writing for scrolls for pharaoh and other important Egyptian on papyrus.Instructions and spells to help them find their way to the afterlife
What were the Books of the Dead?Were usually commissioned by the users themselves before the death.
How did Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics become a forgotten language?
Post an example of the Rosetta Stone.
What is the Rosetta Stone? Where was it discovered?
Had the same inscription on it,written in 3 different languages.
What three languages are included on the stone?
Egyptian Hieroglyphics demotic and Greek.
Why couldn't the text on the Stone be deciphered?
Because one chunk of the text was missing and none of the three texts were complete.
Who finally deciphered the text? What was his breakthrough?
Napoleon,but the British defeated Napoleon and his army,and took back many Egyptian discoveries back to England including the Rosetta stone.Jean Champollion he was able to match up the hieroglyphics symbols with the Greek Version of the name Egyptian Pharaoh Ramses.
Why does the interpretation of the Rosetta Stone have such significance?
Cause we now know a great deal about the Ancient Egyptians and their hieroglyphics.
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