| Term | Definition |
|---|
| glyphs | is a shape that has symbolic meaning, that conveys meaning |
| petroglyph | a glyph etched in stone or clay |
| pictograph | a glyph painted on stone (like cave Paintings) |
| pictogram | a picture that represents a thing |
| ideogram | it's a picture that represents a idea |
| logogram | a symbol that represents a entire word |
| phonogram | a symbol thet represents a sound |
| phonetic | a symbol that represents a sound shortend version of long wrd |
| alphabet | the letters that make u our language each letter stands for a different sound |
| stylus | A small pointed rod/stick used for engraving cuneiform originally made of small reeds |
| clay tablet | a form of paper written on by a stylus usaully containing a form of cuniform |
| cuneiform | based on pictograms, and drawings became wedge shaped symbols |
| Behistun inscription | a cliff that has Old Persian, Elamite, and Babylonin inscribed it in Persia |
| scribe | a person who records things a human typewriter, a person who specailizes in reading and writing a job |
| Rosetta stone | Is a famous stone that records a Decree of King Ptolemy in 3 different scripts |
| Papyrus | A kind of plant used as paper by the ancient Egyptians, grew on the Nile River |
| demotic script | involving all og th common script of one area |
| hieratic script | a cursive form of heirglyphics simplified form |
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