Use who made a source, when and why to judge how useful it is
Grade 6 Social Studies Worksheet - Building Confidence
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Rosetta Stone
Who made it: carvers working for Egypt's government. When: carved 196 BCE (found in 1799). Where: Egypt. For whom: people who read hieroglyphs, Demotic or Greek. Why: to share one decree in three scripts. Source card "Champollion's letter". Who made it: Jean-François Champollion. When: 1822. Where: Paris, France. For whom: Bon-Joseph Dacier and the scholars of a French academy. Why: to explain how he read Egyptian hieroglyphs.
Milo reads the Rosetta Stone's card. Who made the stone?
- Carvers working for Egypt's government
- The museum that shows it now
- Champollion, who read it in 1822
- The people who found it in 1799
Champollion's letter
Who made it: Jean-François Champollion. When: 1822. Where: Paris, France. For whom: Bon-Joseph Dacier and the scholars of a French academy. Why: to explain how he read Egyptian hieroglyphs. Source card "Rosetta Stone". Who made it: carvers working for Egypt's government. When: carved 196 BCE (found in 1799). Where: Egypt. For whom: people who read hieroglyphs, Demotic or Greek. Why: to share one decree in three scripts.
Noah reads the card for Champollion's letter. Who made the letter?
- The carvers of the Rosetta Stone
- The ancient Egyptians, whose writing it explains
- Jean-François Champollion
- Bon-Joseph Dacier, who received it
Rosetta Stone
Who made it: carvers working for Egypt's government. When: carved 196 BCE (found in 1799). Where: Egypt. For whom: people who read hieroglyphs, Demotic or Greek. Why: to share one decree in three scripts.
Ren reads the Rosetta Stone's card. When was the stone made?
- 1822, when it was read
- 196 BCE
- 1799, when it was found
- Today, in the museum
Book of the Later Han
Who made it: Fan Ye and other historians. When: the 400s CE. Where: China. For whom: readers of official histories. Why: to record the history of the Han, 6–189 CE, from older records. Summary in our words, not a quotation: It tells how Cai Lun made paper from tree bark, hemp, old rags and fishing nets, and showed it at court in 105 CE.
Tala reads the card for the Book of the Later Han. When was the book made?
- In 105 CE, the date of the paper
- Today, when people read it
- In the 400s CE
- In 189 CE, when its history ends
Champollion's letter
Who made it: Jean-François Champollion. When: 1822. Where: Paris, France. For whom: Bon-Joseph Dacier and the scholars of a French academy. Why: to explain how he read Egyptian hieroglyphs. Source card "Rosetta Stone". Who made it: carvers working for Egypt's government. When: carved 196 BCE (found in 1799). Where: Egypt. For whom: people who read hieroglyphs, Demotic or Greek. Why: to share one decree in three scripts.
Zee reads the card for Champollion's letter. When was the letter made?
- 196 BCE, the date of the stone
- 1822
- 1799, when the stone was found
- Today, when it is shown
Rosetta Stone
Who made it: carvers working for Egypt's government. When: carved 196 BCE (found in 1799). Where: Egypt. For whom: people who read hieroglyphs, Demotic or Greek. Why: to share one decree in three scripts.
Ari reads the Rosetta Stone's card. Who was the stone made for?
- Champollion, so he could decode it
- Museum visitors like us today
- Readers of hieroglyphs, Demotic or Greek
- Roman road travelers
Champollion's letter
Who made it: Jean-François Champollion. When: 1822. Where: Paris, France. For whom: Bon-Joseph Dacier and the scholars of a French academy. Why: to explain how he read Egyptian hieroglyphs.
Bo reads the card for Champollion's letter. Who was it written for?
- The ancient Egyptians
- Children reading about Egypt today
- Tourists visiting Egypt
- Dacier and scholars of a French academy
Rosetta Stone
Who made it: carvers working for Egypt's government. When: carved 196 BCE (found in 1799). Where: Egypt. For whom: people who read hieroglyphs, Demotic or Greek. Why: to share one decree in three scripts.
Jun reads the Rosetta Stone's card. Why was the stone made?
- To measure the Nile flood
- To help scholars today decode hieroglyphs
- To mark a distance on a road
- To share one decree in three scripts
Nilometer
Who made it: ancient Egyptians. When: ancient times. Where: beside the Nile, Egypt. For whom: people who needed to know the flood's height. Why: to measure how high the Nile flood rose.
Kira reads the nilometer's card. Why was it made?
- To print a decree in three scripts
- To measure how high the flood rose
- To count Olympic winners
- To give tourists steps to climb today
Book of the Later Han
Who made it: Fan Ye and other historians. When: the 400s CE. Where: China. For whom: readers of official histories. Why: to record the history of the Han, 6–189 CE, from older records. Summary in our words, not a quotation: It tells how Cai Lun made paper from tree bark, hemp, old rags and fishing nets, and showed it at court in 105 CE.
Luz reads the card for the Book of the Later Han. Why was it made?
- To record the Han's history
- To report an earthquake as it happened
- To sell paper to readers
- To teach students today about paper