Chapter 1 vocab - history of graphic design

Circa

Around or approximately

BCE

Before common era

CE

Common era

Historic

Important in history

Prehistoric

Before written history

Petroglyph

A picture carved into rock

Pictograms

Pictures that represent ideas or things

Ideograms

Symbols that represent ideas or meanings

Rebus

Pictures or symbols used to represent words

Cuneiform

An ancient form of writing made with wedge-shaped marks

Cartouche

An oval shape around Egyptian writing

Papyrus

An ancient paper-like material made from a plant

Recto

The front side of a page

Verso

The back side of a page

Hieroglyphics

Ancient Egyptian picture writing

Hieratic

A simpler, faster form of Egyptian writing

Demotic

A simpler form of Egyptian writing

Book of the Dead

An ancient Egyptian guide for the afterlife

Scarab

An Egyptian beetle symbol of rebirth

Emoji

A small picture or symbol that represents an idea or feeling

Boustrophedon

Writing that goes left-to-right, then right- to-left

Capitalis monumentalis

Ancient Roman capital letters carved in stone

Capitalis quadrata

Ancient Roman capital letters used in handwriting

Capitalis rustica

Ancient Roman capital letters written quickly by hand

Tsang Chieh

A legendary Chinese figure credited with inventing Chinese writing

Emperor Shih Huang Ti4e

China's first emperor who unified china

Ts’ai Lun

Chinese official credited with inventing paper

Pi Sheng

Chinese inventor of moveable type printing