首页
登录
职称英语
[originaltext] About 5,000 years ago, the Egyptians and other people in the
[originaltext] About 5,000 years ago, the Egyptians and other people in the
游客
2023-07-06
40
管理
问题
About 5,000 years ago, the Egyptians and other people in the Near East began to use pictures as a kind of writing. They drew simple pictures or signs to represent things and ideas, and also to represent the sounds of their language. The signs these people used became a kind of alphabet.
The Egyptians used to record information and to tell stories by putting picture writing and pictures together. When an important person died, scenes and stories from his life were painted on the walls of the place where he was buried. Some of these pictures are like modern comic strip stories. It has been said that Egypt is the home of the comic strip. But, for the Egyptians, pictures still had magic power. So they did not try to make their way of writing simple. The ordinary people could not understand it.
By the year 1,000 BC, people who lived in the area around the Mediterranean Sea had developed a simpler system of writing. The signs they used were very easy to write, and there were fewer of them than in the Egyptian system. This was because each sign, or letter, represented only one sound in their language. The Greeks developed this system and formed the letters of the Greek alphabet. The Romans copied the idea, and the Roman alphabet is now used all over the world.
These days, we can write down a story, or record information without using pictures. But we still need pictures of all kinds: drawing, photographs, signs and diagrams. Pictures help us to understand and remember things more easily, and they can make a story much more interesting.
20. What did the Egyptians draw simple pictures for?
21. Why couldn’t the ordinary people understand the Egyptians’ way of writing?
22. Which alphabet is used worldwide?
选项
A、To express their religious belief and activities.
B、To memorize the important people in their life.
C、To describe their daily life vividly.
D、To symbolize objects, concepts and sounds.
答案
D
解析
转载请注明原文地址:https://tihaiku.com/zcyy/2814646.html
相关试题推荐
[originaltext]Thankyouforcoming,everyone.Today’spresentationwillsho
[originaltext]Accordingtoasurveyonreadingconductedin2001bytheUS
[originaltext]Accordingtoasurveyonreadingconductedin2001bytheUS
[originaltext]Farmington,Utah,isamorepleasantcommunitysincealocal
[originaltext]M:Hi,Monica,pleasecomeinandtakeaseat.W:Well,youwould
[originaltext]M:Hi,Monica,pleasecomeinandtakeaseat.W:Well,youwould
[originaltext]M:Hello!Youseemworried.CanIhelpyou?W:Oh,Ifeelsostra
[originaltext]M:Hello!Youseemworried.CanIhelpyou?W:Oh,Ifeelsostra
[originaltext]W:So,haveyougotthebloodsamplesowecoulddoourgeneticr
[originaltext]W:So,haveyougotthebloodsamplesowecoulddoourgeneticr
随机试题
Badweather,badfood,andgrumpy(脾气暴躁的)people.That’swhatseemstocome
娱乐entertainment;recreation;forfun
Bythe1870stheeasygoingcordialitythatgreetedthefirstChineseinAmeri
AfterTheAdventuresofTomSawyer,TwaingivesaliteraryindependencetoTom’s
建立TCP连接时,一端主动打开后所处的状态()A.SYNSENT B
A.精原细胞瘤 B.非精原细胞瘤 C.睾丸转移性肿瘤 D.肾母细胞瘤 E
理想的医疗保健体系意味着A.所有患者都可以自由选择医院和医生 B.大医院的规模
青黛入汤剂时A.后下B.作散剂冲服C.另煎D.泡服E.先煎
治疗阳明经头额痛及牙龈肿痛,宜选用的药物是A.羌活 B.细辛 C.白芷 D
楼层楼梯相邻踏步高度差不应大于( )。A.5mm B.10mm C.15m
最新回复
(
0
)