Development of Hieroglyphic Writing Timeline Game
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About This Challenge
The development of hieroglyphic writing was a crucial step in the advancement of ancient civilizations. One interactive way to learn about this topic is through a timeline game.
- Players can learn about the key events in the evolution of hieroglyphic writing
- By placing events in their correct chronological order, players can better understand the progression of this complex writing system
Game Details: a timeline game where you place events in their correct chronological order
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- c. 3200 BCE: Development of proto-writing in Egypt
- c. 3100 BCE: First known hieroglyphs appear on labels in cosmetic palettes
- c. 2700 BCE: Hieroglyphic writing system fully developed
- c. 2600 BCE: Introduction of Hieratic script for administrative purposes
- c. 650 BCE: Development of Demotic script for everyday use
- 1799 CE: Rosetta Stone discovered, containing Greek, Demotic, and Hieroglyphic inscriptions
- 1822 CE: Champollion deciphers Hieroglyphic script using the Rosetta Stone
- 1867 CE: Publication of the first Hieroglyphic grammar by Samuel Birch
- late 19th century CE: Discovery of the Valley of the Kings, containing numerous Hieroglyphic inscriptions
- early 20th century CE: Hieroglyphic writing system deciphered and understood by scholars
- 20th century CE: Hieroglyphic texts translated and published in numerous academic works
- 21st century CE: Modern technology used to study and preserve Hieroglyphic inscriptions