Epigraphy

Question 1

What is a script?

Answer 1

Script is any particular system of writing or written means of human cmmunication.

Question 2

When did writing begin?

Answer 2

4000 years ago in Sumeria.

Question 3

What is Cuneiform?

Answer 3

an ancient writing system that was first used in around 3400 BC.

Question 4

How is distinguished from other writing system?

Answer 4

distinguished by its wedge shaped marks on clay tablets.

Question 5

What is the oldest form of writing?

Answer 5

Cuneifrom is the oldest form of writing appearing even earlier than egyptian hieroglyphics.

Question 6

What is the difference between language and script?

Answer 6

A language usually refers to the sopken language, a method of communication while a script refers to a collection of characters used to write one or more language.

Question 7

Whatis the evolutionary process of script writing?

Answer 7

Cave Painting
grafitti
pictography
logography
ldeography
syllabic writing
alphabet

Question 8

When and where were cave paintings usually done?

Answer 8

cave of paintings or rock paintings are usually painted on caves or rock walls and ceilings, usually dating to prehistoric times.

Question 9

Since when have rock paintings been made?

Answer 9

rock paintings have been made since upper paleolithic periods, 40000 years ago. they have been found in europe, africa, australia and southeast asia

Question 10

when does the Bhimbetka cave paintings date back to?

Answer 10

12700 BC or earlier

Question 11

Where are the Bhimbetka cave paintings located at?

Answer 11

Bhopal

Question 12

What animals do the paintings represent?

Answer 12

1. elephants
2. tiger
3. wild boar
4. bison
5. monkey
6. rhinoceros

Question 13

How many sites have been found in Bhimbetka?

Answer 13

more than 600 which were primarily shelters

Question 14

What colours were used in the Bhembetka cave paintings?

Answer 14

most commonyly red and white with rare use of yellow and green

Question 15

how old is the oldest painting in the Bhimbetka cave paintings?

Answer 15

around 12000

Question 16

what is pictography?

Answer 16

a form of writing which uses representational, pictorial drawings, similar to cuneiform and to some extent hieroglyphic writing, which also uses drawings such as phonetic letters or determinative rhymes.

Question 17

an example of pictography

Answer 17

hazard pictograms

Question 18

what does pictograph/pictogram mean in prehistoric art?

Answer 18

in prehistoric art, the term pictograph or pictogram describes an image, sign or symbol which is created in order to express some idea or information.

Question 19

what are the two types of pictographic symbols

Answer 19

pictographic symbols cut or carved into rock surface are known as pteroglyphs while those painted on rocks are known as pterograms.

Question 20

what does a pictogram represent?

Answer 20

one particular idea usually referred as an idogram

Question 21

how are pictographs characterised?

Answer 21

by their stereotyped executionn which is standardised at least within their group or locality.

Question 22

What is logography?

Answer 22

in a written language, a logogram or logograph is a written character is a word that represents a word or phrase.

Question 23

examples of logograms

Answer 23

chinese hanzi
japanese kanji
korean hanja
some eh=gyptian hieroglyphs and soe graphemes in cuneiform script are also logograms