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Current Exhibit Downloads

English

Emerging American Language in 1812

• Download PowerPoint file on Influential People 1806 - 1828

Arabic

Calligraphy

• Arabic Calligraphy Full Powerpoint

Chinese

Calligraphy Video

• Basics of Chinese Calligraphy

Did you know that?

• Did you know that? (pdf)
• Did you know that? Complete PowerPoint (2007)

Cherokee

The Cherokee Syllabary

• Presentation on Cherokee by Carrie Clarady
• pdf file (requires Acrobat Reader)

Ge'ez

THE POWER OF THE TEXT: Ge’ez: An Ancient Ethiopic Script in Prince George’s County, Maryland

• The Power of the Text -Ge'ez Full PowerPoint

Japanese

The Japanese Writing System

• Japanese Writing (7.3 MB) PowerPoint
• Japanese Writing (6 MB) pdf file

Latin

Why study Latin?

• Latin - full PowerPoint (46 MB)

Vietnamese

The History of Vietnamese Writing

• Vietnamese Writing pdf file
• Note: sound files are embedded in the pdf file. Mac users open in Acrobat Reader and click on speaker icons on page 2 to hear the tones.

 

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