Writing Systems Flashcards
1
Q
Hieroglyphs
A
- Egyptian
- logographic
- read left-right, top-bottom
2
Q
Cuneiform
A
- Sumerian, Assyrin/Babylonian, Amorites, Hittites
- cuneus: wedge
- forma: shape
3
Q
Linear A
A
- undeciphered
- maybe syllabic or ideographic?
- read left to right
- Minoan Civilization
4
Q
Linear B
A
- syllabic
- linear: written in line
- read left to right
- approx. 87 syllabic signs, over 100 ideographic signs
5
Q
Phoneician
A
-oldest, first alphabet system
-22 letters, all consanants
-reads right-left, sometimes boustrophedon
-derived from hieroglyphs
-parent system of
~Hebrew
~Aramaic
~Greek
6
Q
Greek (Ancient)
A
- alphabet systems-24 letters, consanants & vowels
- left-right, sometimes boustrophedon
- developed into dialects
7
Q
Latin
A
- Greek>Etruscan>Latin
- read left-right
- classical-23 letters
8
Q
Order
A
Hieroglyphs Cuneiform Linear A Linear B Phoenician Greek Latin
