Tuesday, March 6, 2018

Ancient Greece-Language

  • ●  How did the ancient Greeks write? With ink made of soot and gum, or of the juice of the cuttle-fish And papyrus. What form did their writing take? Phoenician writing system  (Describe and explain)

  • ●  Did ancient Greek have an influence on English? Yes. If so, what was the influence? Many words like Antique, idol, dialogue, geography, grammar, architect, economy, encyclopaedia, telephone, microscope are derived from Greek. 

  • ●  Why do you think civilizations develop forms of writing? To be an educated society. What benefits are there to being able to write things down? To write down important events so they are not forgotten. 

  • ●  What most interests you about ancient Greek writing? The cool sounds that the letters make. Would you want to learn to read and write ancient Greek? Yes. Why or why not? So that I could write in greek and know 3 languages.

  • ●  If you have previously studied a different ancient civilization, how is Greece similar or different in this area? Ancient Greece and Ancient Egypt both have interesting symbols and sounds. (Describe and explain) 

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