| A | B |
|---|
| Rosetta Stone | key to decoding hieroglyphics |
| papyrus | thin paper that is made from reeds found in the Nile |
| scrolls | long rolls of papyrus glued together for writing |
| hieroglyphic | the Egyptian written language |
| hieroglyphs | pictures that are symbols for sounds words or ideas |
| scribe | person trained to write in hieroglyphs |
| Thomas Young | the English scholar who first help decide hieroglyphics |
| Jean Fracois Champollion | French scholar who finally decided hieroglyphics |
| cartouche | the oval design around the Pharohs name |
