Mystery Code- Communication Homework
Tonight for homework you will create your own alphabet. Each letter will be represented by a symbol, i.e., a pictograph.
Write in your code 2-3 sentences that give a clue whether you are a hunter, a gatherer, or an animal. a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z
Now can you understand why humans first developed writing using pictographs (pictures/symbols that represented ideas) instead of individual letters? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Writing out words with individualized symbols takes much longer.
What language(s) can you think of that uses characters or symbols instead of letters?____________________________________________

Rock Art petro
- a combining form meaning “rock,” “stone,” used in the formation of compound words: petrology.
Origin: < Greek, pétra rock, pétros a stone > petroglyph: n.
a carving or line drawing on rock, especially one made by prehistoric people.
Origin: < Greek petra "rock" + glyphe "carving."> pictograph: n.
Origin: < from Latin pictus, from pingere “ to paint” and
Greek –graph (something) drawn or “written”, one who draws or writes>
1. a picture or symbol standing for a word or idea
2. a chart on which symbols are used to represent values, such as population levels
How are pictographs and petroglyphs the same?________________________
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How are pictographs and petroglyphs different?_________________________
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