PPT-Hieroglyphics

History of Hieroglyphics Hieroglyphics were used by the Ancient Egyptians for almost 3500 years but they took a lot of time and effort to make and were very hard to learn Hieroglyphic is a Greek word translated as the sacred engraved letters. Skyler Ray . Josiah Pope. The Nile River . (civilization begins around 7,000 years ago). Longest river in the world. Floods annually (July) . . 1.good for irrigation. . 2.receding flood waters leaves behind mineral deposits for fertile soil.. . Who was Tutankhamen?. What is mummification?. What were hieroglyphics used for?. Glossary. Click to return to contents. .. Who was . T. utankhamen?. Tutankhamen became king when he was only 9 years old.. By: Marianna chacon, Stephanie Neff, Rebecca Lang, Brittany Aguilar. . . Egyptian Hieroglyphs were a formal system of writing used by ancient Egyptians.. Ancient Egyptians combined logographic and alphabetic elements.. A. “The Gift of the . Nile. ”-The Nile River is the longest river in the world. It runs northward for more than 4,000 miles and empties into the . Mediterranean. .. 1. Before the . Nile. . empties into the . Rafie. Hieroglyphic Writing . INTRODUCTION – 3. HISTORY – 4. VALUES – 5. ACTION TO PRESERVE -6. REASON TO PRESERVE -7. CONTENT. Hieroglyphic writing is one of writing that is written using symbol to record some of important things happen in Egypt.. Whitney Hale. How do we know what the Egyptian language of numbers is?. It has been found on the writings on the stones of monument walls of ancient time. Numbers have also been found on pottery, limestone plaques, and on the fragile fibers of the papyrus. The language is composed of . 3,000BC just about the same time as the Mesopotamians!. What allowed Egyptians to begin trading among themselves and with others?. The introduction of the . shadoof. Farming the Nile Delta. Minerals from the red land. By around 3000 B.C., Egyptians began to use a form of writing called . . Hieroglyphs. It comes from the Greek “. hieros. ” meaning . sacred . and “. glyphe. ” meaning carving. The development of hieroglyphics first began as simple . Hieroglyphics. HRU . WRUD . 2DAY . L8ER . G2G . LYLAS. ME . 2NITE . Coded Messages. Where might you see . these . types of . messages?. What makes this type of communication different from the normal written word? . The Great Pyramid. The Pyramids were considered "Houses of Eternity“.. Tallest human-made structure until the Eiffel Tower in the 1800's. Took approximately 23 years to build. All pyramids had to have a North-facing entrance, to align with the North Star.. Walk Like An Egyptian. The Day-To-Day Daily Life of An Egyptian. By: Victoria Vale. Family Life. Children are regarded as blessings. If parents were unable to have a child, they could adopt. So all you kids who want to get the “special treatment”, come to Egypt!. Men had many roles in Egyptian society. Boys would leave school at 14 to work with their fathers . women. Women took care of their home. Some women worked outside the home as priestesses, administrators, and artisans. Welcome to Ancient Egypt. Where are we??. . Google Earth! . Geography: Egypt . Label MAP! . The ancient Egyptians enjoyed many . natural barriers. . . There were . deserts. to the east and west of the Nile River, and . What are hieroglyphics?. Ancient Egyptians started using pictures to make a written language called . hieroglyphics.. It was one of the very . first. writing systems in the world!. They wrote hieroglyphics on temples and monuments..