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DSGN 211 Flashcards

1
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What time period do scientists believe the first human markings originated in?

A

Early Paleolithic - Neolithic

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2
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Where can the first human markings be found?

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Africa

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Why were the first human markings made?

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Survival
Utility
Ritual

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What are the early systems of symbols that developed into writing called?

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Protowriting

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What are symbols that directly represent what is depicted called?

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Pictographs

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What are signs or simple figures that are carved or scratched into rock called?

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Petroglyphs

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7
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What are symbols that represent ideas or concepts called?

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Ideographs

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In what 2 ways did early pictographs evolve?

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  1. Started pictorial art

2. Formed basis of writing

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9
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What civilization is credited for the invention of writing?

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The Sumerian people in Mesopotamia

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What Mesopotamian structure is believed to have encouraged the evolution of writing?

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Ziggurats

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What need did writing fulfill for the Mesopotamian people?

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Record-keeping

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What is the name of the wedge-shaped system of characters that the Sumerians developed?

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Cuneiform

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What kind of writing system is defined by its use of pictographs that represent words and syllables with the same or similar sound as the object depicted?

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Rebus Writing

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What are the graphic symbols for sounds called?

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Phonographs

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What is the name of the sacred writing style used by the ancient Egyptians?

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Hieroglyphics

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16
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What is another name for the surface upon which writing is done?

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Substrate

17
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What was the title of authority figures in ancient Egypt who knew how to read and write?

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Scribe

18
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What was the writing school in ancient Sumeria called?

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Edubba

19
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What was the name of the early method of printing that took the form of a cylinder that could be rolled across a surface to leave an impression unique to the creator, serving a signifier of the item’s authenticity?

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Cylinder Seal

20
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What is another name for an upright slab of stone that impressions were carved on?

A

Stele

21
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What were the names of the signs used after hieroglyphs that determined how they should be determined?

A

Determinatives

22
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What is the name of the tall, geometric, totem-like Egyptian monument?

A

Obelisk

23
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What is the name of the Egyptian stele with 3 types of scripts inscribed into it?

A

The Rosetta Stone

24
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What 3 scripts were carved into the Rosetta Stone?

A

Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphs
Demotic Script
Ancient Greek

25
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What is the name of the oval with a horizontal line at one end that indicates the hieroglyphics enclosed spell a royal name?

A

Cartouche

26
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What is the name of the paper-like substrate invented by the ancient Egyptians made of reeds?

A

Papyrus

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