Vocabulary Part 3

Question 1

Alphabet

Answer 1

A type of writing system in which each symbol typically corresponds to a segment (consonant or vowel) in the system.
Example: Roman alphabet

Question 2

Boustrophedon

Answer 2

Writing that alternates direction from left to right and right to left in alternating lines. Literally means “as the ox ploughs” in greek. Often seen in archaic greek inscriptions on stone.

Question 3

Pointed Script (Hebrew)

Answer 3

The use of Diacritics to indicate vowels (this is often done in hebrew writing)

Question 4

Yiddish Script

Answer 4

Alphabetic system used to write the Judeo-German Yiddish language. Small number of letters are borrowed from Hebrew/Aramaic

Question 5

Linear A

Answer 5

Undeciphered script of ancient Greece, left to right. shares some signs with linear B, believes to be moraic and morphographic, predates linear B. Using linear B syllable values for similar signs does not produce known words in Greek/ancient Greek.

Question 6

Linear B

Answer 6

Mixed morphographic and moraic script of Mycenaean Greek

Question 7

Coptic Script

Answer 7

Alphabetic Script used for writing coptic (Egyptian) Language, based on Greek Alphabet after greek conquest of Egypt

Question 8

Glagolitic Script

Answer 8

Alphabetic system used for writing the language in modern day Czech Republic. Was based on Greek alphabet and used to write “Old Church Slavonic” in the Russian Orthodox Church.

Question 9

Cyrillic Script

Answer 9

Alphabetic script devised from Greek and Glagolitic scripts. Used to write numerous languages spoken in Russia, Central Asia and Eastern Europe

Question 10

Etruscan Script

Answer 10

Alphabetic script based on the Greek Alphabet, used by the Etruscans in Italy. Most inscriptions right to left, but some were boustrophedon.