Today we are discussing the Rosetta Stone: the key to understanding ancient Egypt.  Students will decipher codes, watch a fascinating documentary, and begin work on their very own Rosetta Stones that will be written in Cuneiform (the Mesopotamians), hieroglyphics (the ancient Egyptians), and English (us of course).

Use this link below to translate into Cuneiform

https://www.paleoaliens.com/event/babylonian/

http://www.paleoaliens.com/event/hieroglyphics/translator/

Here are some sheets used in class

17.02.01 HieroglyphicsPrintableWorksheet

17.02.01 rosetta stone worksheet Keywords+Students+v.2

17.02.02 decoding_ancient_egyptian_hieroglyphs