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The Story of Writing
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Papyrus: Early form of paper made from reeds.
Stylus: An early writing tool made of a pointed piece of wood
Cuneiform: Writing that developed in Sumeria
Heiroglyphs: Ancient Egyptian writing
Pictogram: A sign that looks like a picture of an object
Stelae: Carved or inscribed stone slab or pillar
Rune: Any of the characters in the alphabets that were used in ancient times by people of Northern Europe
Scribe: In history, someone who knows how to write
Phonogram: A sign that stands for a sound
Decipher: To figure out how to read something
Inscription: Words that are written on or cut into a surface
Rossetta Stone: A stone discovered in the Nile with three languages on it (two words)
Alphabet: A system of signs that serve as equivalents for letters
Archaeologist: A person who looks at the remains of the past
Linguist: A person who studies languages
Consonant: A letter of the alphabet that is used with vowels to make a word
Vowel: A letter of the alphabet that is used alone or with other vowels and consonants to make a word
Ink: Coloured liquid that is used for writing or printing
Character: A graphic symbol (as a hieroglyph or alphabet letter) used in writing or printing
Writing: A way of expressing information
The Story of Writing
Across:| 2. | Ancient Egyptian writing | | 3. | A system of signs that serve as equivalents for letters | | 4. | A person who studies languages | | 5. | An early writing tool made of a pointed piece of wood | | 7. | A sign that stands for a sound | | 8. | To figure out how to read something |
| | 9. | Writing that developed in Sumeria | | 12. | A stone discovered in the Nile with three languages on it (two words) | | 16. | Any of the characters in the alphabets that were used in ancient times by people of Northern Europe | | 17. | A way of expressing information | | 18. | A letter of the alphabet that is used alone or with other vowels and consonants to make a word | | 19. | A letter of the alphabet that is used with vowels to make a word |
| | Down:| 1. | A graphic symbol (as a hieroglyph or alphabet letter) used in writing or printing | | 6. | Carved or inscribed stone slab or pillar | | 7. | Early form of paper made from reeds. | | 10. | A person who looks at the remains of the past |
| | 11. | Words that are written on or cut into a surface | | 13. | In history, someone who knows how to write | | 14. | A sign that looks like a picture of an object | | 15. | Coloured liquid that is used for writing or printing |
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The Story of Writing
Across:| 2. | Ancient Egyptian writing | | 3. | A system of signs that serve as equivalents for letters | | 4. | A person who studies languages | | 5. | An early writing tool made of a pointed piece of wood | | 7. | A sign that stands for a sound | | 8. | To figure out how to read something |
| | 9. | Writing that developed in Sumeria | | 12. | A stone discovered in the Nile with three languages on it (two words) | | 16. | Any of the characters in the alphabets that were used in ancient times by people of Northern Europe | | 17. | A way of expressing information | | 18. | A letter of the alphabet that is used alone or with other vowels and consonants to make a word | | 19. | A letter of the alphabet that is used with vowels to make a word |
| | Down:| 1. | A graphic symbol (as a hieroglyph or alphabet letter) used in writing or printing | | 6. | Carved or inscribed stone slab or pillar | | 7. | Early form of paper made from reeds. | | 10. | A person who looks at the remains of the past |
| | 11. | Words that are written on or cut into a surface | | 13. | In history, someone who knows how to write | | 14. | A sign that looks like a picture of an object | | 15. | Coloured liquid that is used for writing or printing |
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© 2015
PuzzleFast.com, Noncommercial Use Only