3150 BC

Rosetta Stone

• Rosetta Stone inscribed; issued in 196 BCE at Memphis.

• The upper text is Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs, the middle portion Demotic (simplified hieroglyphics) script, and the lowest Ancient Greek.

• Discovered in 1799 by Napoleon’s soldiers (stationed neared Rosetta).

• HELPED TO DECIPHER hieroglyphics. • BC on behalf of King Ptolemy V

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Egypt – The Book of the Dead (1550 BCE)

• Reu nu pert em hru translated : The Chapters of coming forth by day. • Written on papyrus • Commissioned for the deceased before

their death. • Magic spells to help a dead persons

journey through the afterlife. • How to obtain protection from the gods.

McDonaldization

Giza • 2584–2561 BCE

• Only wonder of the ancient world still standing.

• 488 feet tall (approximately)

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