Rosetta Stone Influence
analytical Essay
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For 1,500 years, the world had lost the way to understand ancient Egyptian hieroglyphic scripts. Then, in 1799, a French soldier stumbled upon an artifact that sparked a race to read the forgotten words of the pharaohs. The Rosetta Stone was discovered in the ruins of the fort St. Julien, near the mouth of the Nile downriver from Rosetta. Renowned by the entire world, the Rosetta stone changed people’s lives because of its origins, how it influenced life today, and the battle of where it belongs.
Many people believe that the Rosetta Stone was found somewhere in the area of England because it now rests in the British Museum. They would be wrong. It was found near the Egyptian settlement of Rashid, a commercial port in the Nile Delta, which was
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In this essay, the author
- Describes how the rosetta stone changed people's lives because of its origins, how it influenced life today, and the battle of where it belongs.
- Explains that the rosetta stone was found near the egyptian settlement of rashid, a commercial port in the nile delta.
- Opines that the rosetta stone is no more remarkable than the other stelae of its time, but its preservation helps us understand egypt's past and shifting powers during the greco-roman period.
- Analyzes how dr. zahi hawass, the secretary general of egypt's supreme council of antiquities, has embarked on an international campaign to secure the return of renowned artifacts.
- Analyzes how the rosetta stone has influenced life all around the world. unlocking the language of the ancient egyptians, it made it possible to understand egypt's past.
Some people do not even know what it is and what it made possible. The actual message of the stone was not that important, but the languages that it were presented were. Trustees of the British Museum claim that in itself, the Rosetta Stone is no more remarkable than the other stelae of its time. But its preservation helps us to understand Egypt's past as well as shifting powers during the Greco-Roman period when Egypt was ruled by the Macedonians, Ptolemies and the Romans. The pharaohs, of whom Cleopatra was the last, would be succeeded by Coptic Christians, Muslims, and Ottomans from 639 to 1517 A.D. Because the Rosetta Stone was inscribed in more than one language Champollion was able to decipher the secrets of the hieroglyphs. This helped to unlock the history of Egypt. Some people do not think that history is that important, let alone the history from a place so far away, but ancient Egypt was very influential around the world therefore influencing America. The Egyptians created many things and concepts that you can see everywhere you go such as architecture, astronomy, astrology, time, medicine, rule of law, and even paper (trustees). All of these have been influenced by the ancient Egyptians. If the Rosetta Stone had not been found, the language of hieroglyphs might still be a mystery to us, and so would Egypt’s past. Unlocking that time period has been more influential to life today than many people
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- History Of The Rosetta Stoneexplanatory essayThe Rosetta Stone is one of the most famous archeological finds in the world. At the time of its discovery in 1799, the significance this stone would have was unimaginable. Before the discovery of the Rosetta Stone, little was known about Egyptian hieroglyphs or what they represented. The Rosetta Stone was crucial to our understand Egyptian hieroglyphs, and it allowed us to better understand the culture of ancient Egypt.
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- Explains that the rosetta stone is one of the most famous archeological finds in the world. before its discovery, little was known about egyptian hieroglyphs.
- Explains that pierre francois xavier bouchard discovered the rosetta stone while digging the foundations of an addition to a fort.
- Explains that the rosetta stone is composed of black granitic and quartz rock but is commonly mistaken for black basalt because it was treated with carnauba wax for protection and white chalk was used to emphasize the writings
- Explains that a full analysis of the greek text was produced quickly after the discovery of rosetta stone, but at the time no one could read hieroglyphs.
- Explains that the stele was set up at canopus in 196 bce, during the reign of king ptolemy v epiphanes.
- Explains that the rosetta stone is no longer unique, but because it was the first found, it is essential to understanding ancient egyptian literature and civilization.
- Explains that the rosetta stone has been displayed in the british museum since 1802. egypt demanded that it be returned to cairo in 2003.
- Explains that the term "rosetta stone" is used idiomatically to represent crucial information when decoding language. it played a key role in our understanding of hieroglyphs, and without it we might never comprehend ancient egyptian culture.
744 wordsRead More - The Rosetta Stoneexplanatory essayThe researcher learned that the Rosetta stone is one of the most important artifacts of the Egyptians. It was written in three ancient scripts and is located at the British museum in London.
In this essay, the author
- Opines that they chose the rosetta stone because of its mysteries and unsolved scripts and hieroglyphics. they hope to learn the guardian secrets it holds so they can decipher the ancient texts.
- Explains champollion was reserved a position on deciphering the hieroglyphics on the rosetta stone.
- Explains that the rosetta stone is an important artifact of the egyptians. it was founded in 1799 and the british and french were fighting for the stone.
- Explains that the rosetta stone is three feet nine inches long, two feet four and a half inches wide, and eleven inches thick.
- Describes how the british army destroyed alexandria on august 1st, 1850, after deciphering the rosetta stones hieroglyphics.
- Narrates donoughue, c., the mystery of the hieroglyphics, and the race to decipher egyptian hierophages. giblin, j.
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In this essay, the author
- Explains that one of the most important discoveries made regarding the historical and cultural study of ancient egypt is the translation of hieroglyphics.
- Explains that the rosetta stone was sent to french scholars in alexandria during the summer of 1799. the three languages on the stone were greek, egyptian demotic, and 14 lines of hieroglyphics.
- Narrates how sylvestre de sacy, one of the first to work with the copies made from the stone, was unable to decipher an alphabetical system.
- Explains that thomas young, a british polymath, was one of the first scholars to make any headway on translating the hieroglyphics.
- Explains that jean françois champollion was born in 1790 to a sick mother and failed book-seller father. his older brother jacques-joseph in grenoble, france, takes in and commits to teaching him.
- Describes how champollion mastered nine languages, and was well on his way to the rosetta stone. he studied under se sacy and returned to grenoble to teach.
- Analyzes how champollion's translation of fourteen lines of hieroglyphics didn't guarantee him immediate success. a skeptical and probably bitter thomas young declared, "champollion is wrong."
- Explains that champollion continued on the rosetta stone to the "demotic," or "of the people" writing, which was a combination, just like hieroglyphics.
- Describes how the louvre's "keeper of the egyptian collections" made his discoveries accessible to the public. the french government supported a trip to egypt where he deciphered the symbols on the ubiquitous tombs, statues and various artifacts.
- Analyzes how champollion's death brushed closely with his life’s goal of studying in egypt. he collapsed, suffered numerous strokes, and died on march 4, 1832.
- Analyzes how champollion overcame his impoverished background and his incredible capacity for knowledge led him to make unprecedented achievements. the rosetta stone became the foundation for his success in life and an entire era of history and culture
- Cites giblin, james, meyerson, daniel, and robertson, andrew. the code breaker’s secret diaries: rediscovering ancient egypt.
1411 wordsRead More - Mysterious Stonehengeexplanatory essayThe Stonehenge at Salisbury Plains has been shrouded in mystery even before the time of Christ, but the truth of the matter is that nobody truly knows how this monument came to be. The origins of this monument range from logical theories to totally far fetched science fiction and middle age theories. This site has been around for over 4 millennia, but before the stones were even erected or on British land, it was used as a burial site. Then comes the weird theories, like Merlin from the King Arthur tales using his powers to move all of the stones into their formation or extraterrestrials coming down from outer space and giving knowledge to the ancient people in the area. Aside from these theories that lack any form of logical reasoning, the most widely accepted theory is that the monument was created as a religious shrine for the Druids of the area.
In this essay, the author
- Explains that stonehenge at salisbury plains has been shrouded in mystery even before christ, but nobody truly knows how it came to be.
- Explains that many archaeologists have opposing views on who created stonehenge, like edomond bolton credits it to the celtic queen boudicca.
- Opines that the mystery surrounding stonehenge keeps archaeologists going even though they may never discover the sources of the remains.
- Explains that the bluestones at stonehenge were located over 100 miles from the salisbury plains and weighed over a ton. merlin used his sorcery to bring the stones to where they are today.
- Explains why stonehenge is so popular because of the mystery surrounding it. the druids building it for religious ceremonies or as a burial site have taken the attention away from the more far fetched theories.
829 wordsRead More - The Creation of Stonehengeanalytical essayWhen the first circle of Stonehenge began construction in 4000 B.C., the wheel was being discovered in Mesopotamia, cattle was just beginning to become domesticated, and stone tools were still being used (Gabriel). People were learning to form hierarchal societies, still a far cry from what has come of those early communities today. Stonehenge, which has seen many different forms in that circular patch of earth in the hills of England, has seen humanity rise and fall, through our most monumental achievements and the most harrowing defeats. The history of this area is enigmatic, the secrets quietly buried under the grass that hides the scars of 10 millennia worth of precious human history. Stonehenge remains a great attraction for all sorts of people because of the mystery of how and why this ancient monument has come to be.
In this essay, the author
- Explains that stonehenge fell into a period of neglect when ancient people were thought to have turned their attention onto other ancient, lesser-known formations. by 2150 b.c., some semblance of the ruins were in the works.
- Explains that stonehenge iii was the period of building of the most importance to the monument we know today. the bluestone half-circle was demolished to make room for a new, more ambitious monument
- Explains that stonehenge 0 was the earliest foundation of this monument, presented as totem poles made from timber arranged north-west of the stone monument approximately 10 meters from each other in a straight line.
- Describes stonehenge's prehistoric journey in 4000 b.c., when a circular formation was first conceived. the round ditch with two mounds built around it opened up for an entrance towards the northeast.
- Analyzes how stonehenge, a circular patch of earth in the hills of england, has seen humanity rise and fall, through our most monumental achievements and harrowing defeats.
- Explains that gabriel, richard a., and karen s. metz. "timeline -- b.c." 12,000 year timeline. air university, 30 june 1992.
851 wordsRead More - Stonehengeanalytical essayBehind every great structure in the world, there are the people who made them, and who took the time and effort to design them. Those who made Stonehenge succeeded in creating an incredibly complex and mysterious structure that lived on long after its creators were dead. The many aspects of Stonehenge and the processes by which it was built reveal much about the intelligence and sophistication of the civilizations that designed and built the monument, despite the fact that it is difficult to find out who exactly these people were. They have left very little evidence behind with which we could get a better idea of their everyday lives, their culture, their surroundings, and their affairs with other peoples. The technology and wisdom that are inevitably required in constructing such a monument show that these prehistoric peoples had had more expertise than expected.
In this essay, the author
- Analyzes how stonehenge and the processes by which it was built reveal much about the intelligence and sophistication of the civilizations that designed and built the monument.
- Explains that stonehenge planning and assembling took a very long time, and how they came about plays an important role in understanding them.
- Explains that the windmill hill people were semi-nomadic farmers who had arrived as the last neolithic (or new stone age) newcomers in england. they hunted, mined flint, made and traded axes, and could be called industrialists.
- Explains that the beaker people contributed to stonehenge. they were well organized, active, powerful, and territorial.
- Explains that the wessex culture group, who arrived on salisbury plain around 1400 bc, built the most prominent part of stonehenge- the great stone circles.
- Explains that stonehenge was built on salisbury plain, which was open with farmland, grazing land, and less forest. chalk made building rudimentary structures easier.
- Explains that stonehenge i, built by the windmill hill people, took from about 2950 to 2900 bc to construct.
- Explains that the second phase of building stonehenge involved the creation of a wooden monument.
- Explains that stonehenge iii was the longest and most complex of the three and was divided up into six sub phases. the builders were the wessex culture.
- Explains that the bluestones had to be carried by waterways from their source in the prescelly mountains back to the stonehenge site. the sarsen stones were put into large holes and joined to each other with a tongue-and-groove joint.
- Describes how the sarsen stones were dressed and shaped to exaggerate the grandeur of the monuments.
- Explains that there is little evidence for what stonehenge could have been created, other than the people buried in and what we directly observe about the monument.
- Analyzes how the main entrance of stonehenge points directly at the sunrise on the summer solstice.
- Explains that the 56 aubrey holes correspond to 3 cycles of the moon's orbital wobble and could be used to line up with various solar alignments in stonehenge to predict when the sun and moon would be at the same point in the sky.
- Concludes that stonehenge was used as a primary burial site in the stone and bronze ages.
- Analyzes how stonehenge's celestial alignments put focus on things that are greater and more eternal than humans. the fixation with death and the afterlife among the peoples of salisbury plain seems to be a religion in itself.
- Explains the complexity and intelligence of the peoples of stonehenge can be seen in surrounding monuments created by them and their neighbors. most enclosures and round barrows were created for burial purposes, with one or two people buried within them.
- Analyzes how stonehenge represents the evolving and changing society of prehistoric times. the idea that men from the stone age were unintelligent, ill-mannered barbarians is far from truth.
- Explains that ancient voices: the secret of stonehenge was produced by jean-claude bragard and mark hammil.
- Narrates mackie, euan, niel, fernand, service, alastair, and jean bradbery's the mysteries of stonehenge.
2640 wordsRead More - Analysis of The Essenes and the Dead Sea Scrollsexplanatory essayFrom the time of the initial discovery there was also an upsurge in archeological expeditions to the area. One such expedition was in 1949 when Father Roland de Vaux, Dominican Director of the French Ecole Biblique et Archeologique at Jerusalem and Professor Lankester Harding the British Director of the Department of Antiquities in Amran arrived in Qumran. After the initial disappointment of finding no complete scrolls or jars they “ literally examined the floor of the cave with their fingernails. What they found allowed them to come to some astonishing conclusions” (“they found fragments and potsherds relating to Graeco-Roman times, dating from 30 B.C. to A.D. 70. Six hundred tiny scraps of leather and papyrus made it possible to recognize Hebrew transcriptions from Genesis, Deuteronomy, and the...
In this essay, the author
- Opines that it will take a whole generation of biblical scholars to understand the wilderness retreat of the essenes.
- Explains that they make a point of having their skin anywhere among them.
- Explains that in every town, several of them form a colony.
- Explains that they believe god causes all good but cannot be the cause of any evil.
- Explains that to the west of the dead sea, the essenes have put the necessary distance between them.
- Opines that the throng of newcomers is reborn in equal measure owing to the palm trees.
- Explains that the qumran settlement was begun in the middle of the second century b.c. or shortly thereafter.
- Explains that 4qpisa 47 ii 2-4 refers to the column and lines of the manuscript.
- Explains that there are two theories as to who the ‘anointed one’ may have been. the essenes knew of jesus prior to matthew writing his gospel.
- Narrates the story of mohammed dib, a bedouin shepherd from the t’amireh tribe, who clambered around the clefts and gullies of wadi qumran hoping to find one of his lost lambs.
- Explains that the ruins of a cemetery and settlement were found in the khirbet qumran near the cave where the first discoveries were made.
- Explains that the paper will not debate the validity of the documents nor enter into archeological debate, but will provide further historical evidence in supporting the essenes sect dwelling at qumran.
- Explains that children of others at a tender age despise riches. when they enter the sect they must surrender all of their money and possessions into the common fund, to be put at the disposal of everyone.
- Explains that the essenes are ardent students of ancient literature, sworn to love truth and pursue liars.
- Explains that the essenes live in a number of towns in judea, and also in many villages and in large groups. they do not enlist by race, but by volunteers who have zeal for righteousness and an ardent love of men.
- Explains that the number of essenes in judea is around 4000 members, a modest size but certainly large enough to be compelling.
- Explains that dupont-sommer suggests that the word essene "may come from hebrew words essenoi or essaiois, with his interpretation being men of council." the archaeological findings clearly delimit the period in which the manuscripts were discovered at qumran
- Explains that the essenes were frugal, regimented, and secretive of the rites of their sect.
- Lists only the findings which relate exclusively to the theory presented in this paper that there was a community at qumran.
- Explains that the dead sea scrolls at qumran are living proof that scriptures stem from documents that have changed little, if at all, over two thousand years of copying and re-copying.
4634 wordsRead More - Stonehengeargumentative essayStonehenge, called the most photographed site in the world, draws nearly a million visitors a year, almost half of them from the united states (Wendy Mass 9) After Stonehenge has mystified an impressed generation of visitors and scholars who traveled to Salisbury plain in Wiltshire, England, 80 miles west of London, to marvel at the wonder of this ruin (Wendy Mass 8) but why is this ruin so magnificent? What draws so many people to it? Is it because the question of who built it and how it was built still lingers in the minds of many today. These questions have kept the mystery of Stonehenge alive for thousands of years, and the combined investigative efforts of historians, geologists, engineers, archaeologists, astronomers, chemists, and philosophers have continued to uncover more questions than answers (Wendy Mass 8)
In this essay, the author
- Analyzes how stonehenge catches their attention because of the mystery that it has to it. all the theories about how it was built have not been proven to this day.
- Explains that stonehenge, the most photographed site in the world, draws nearly a million visitors every year, almost half of them from the united states.
- Explains that stonehenge is believed to have been derived from words that mean either “circle of stones,” “hanging stones” or “stone hinges.” there are several theories as to the origin of this unusual name.
- Explains that stonehenge was built during three distinct periods, each taking centuries to build. neolithic workers created a nearly perfect circle out of soil and chalk using only stone tools and animal bones.
- Explains that the beaker folk made a number of changes to the first period. the wooden sanctuary was replaced by two circles of "blue stones"
- Explains that the sarsen stones weighed from 25 to 50 tons, and were about 7 feet high on average. they used the same methods that their predecessors used with the blue stones.
- Explains that stonehenge was used as a religious structure, built for ceremonies and rituals, and astronomy had something to do with it.
- Explains that there are many stories and myths about who built stonehenge. the legend states that king aurelius ambrosius wanted to build a monument to his soldiers who had died on salisbury plain
- Describes sending for the giants' dance, which is on mount killaraus in ireland, where the stones are enormous, and there is no one alive strong enough to move them.
- Explains that modern-day interpretations are no less colorful; some argue that stonehenge is a spacecraft landing area for aliens, and even more say it’s
- Concludes that stonehenge is a testament of time and all the world’s wonders. the weather took the stones, and the weak foundation beneath them, but it took mankind to destroy the monument.
1774 wordsRead More - Stonehenge Remains One of Our Greatest Mysteriesexplanatory essayStonehenge, a prehistoric stone circle, remains one of the world’s utmost mysterious and archaic structures. Built over 4,000 years ago in Salisbury Plain, scientists and theorists alike are still in the dark as to why Stonehenge was built. Popular belief is that it was used for religious purposes and that it was constructed by the Druids or even the Romans, but the theory was disproved when it was confirmed that the beginning of Stonehenge construction started at least 2000 years before the Celts came. I, on the other hand, believe that Stonehenge operated for scientific or astronomical reasons such as being used as an astronomical calendar and two centuries after being built it was utilized for its healing abilities.
In this essay, the author
- Opines that stonehenge, a prehistoric stone circle, remains one of the world’s utmost mysterious and archaic structures. popular belief is that it was built by the druids or even the romans.
- Explains hawkins' theory that stonehenge was built as a computer to predict lunar and solar eclipses. the slaughter and heel stones aligned with the sun during the summer solstice.
- Explains how darvill and wainwright discovered the bluestones at carn menyn in southwest wales, which were adorned with prehistoric art.
- Explains that amesbury archer's bones were discovered less than 20 feet from stonehenge to heal his infected kneecap and his abscessed tooth decay that destroyed his jawbone.
652 wordsRead More - The Seven Deadly Scrollsanalytical essayIn the spring of 1947 Bedouin goat- herds, searching the cliffs along the Dead Sea for a lost goat ( or for treasure, depending on who is telling the story), came upon a cave containing jars filled with manuscripts(Lundberg). During the discovery of the scrolls, there were other discoveries such as, archaeological finds of pottery, cloth and wood, as well as a number of additional manuscript fragmen...
In this essay, the author
- Explains the controversy surrounding the seven deadly scrolls, which were discovered in caves between 1949 and 1956. the find fascinated the scholarly community and the public to this day.
- Narrates how the bedouin goat herds searched the dead sea for a lost goat and found jars filled with manuscripts. the first discoveries came to the attention of scholars in 1948, when seven of the scrolls were sold by the
- Explains that mar arthanasius sold 3 of the sectarian scrolls to elwazer l. lukenkin of hebrew university, and 4 to metropolitan mar
- Explains that the manuscripts of the qumran caves include early copies of biblical books in hebrew and aramic, hymns, prayers, jewish writings known as pseudepigrapha, and texts that seem to represent the beliefs of a particular jewish group.
- Argues that the dead sea scrolls have been an asset in the debate regarding two major and well disputed books of the old testament, daniel and isaiah.
- Explains that the dead sea scrolls helped shape and give us a clear understanding of all the different religious belief around the world.
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