PPT-Hieroglyphs

By Bernardo S anchez Introduction Ancient Egypt was located in a region in the northeastern part of Africa Ancient Egypt had one of the most wonderful civilizations of the Ancient world There are several . Two. Ancient Middle East and Egypt. 3200 B.C.-500 . B.C.. Section . Four. Egyptian Civilization. The ancient Egyptian civilization had an organized religion.. Ancient Egyptians believed . that many gods and goddesses ruled the world and the afterlife. . Language and Writing. Cursive hieroglyphs: a . section of . the Book of the Dead on the Papyrus of Ani, 19. th. Dynasty (British Museum). Coptic alphabet. Hieroglyphs, demotic, and Greek: . the . Rosetta . Cuneiform & Hieroglyphics. Allows us to record history, . _______ . and religious texts and to create literature.. Essential to the spread of . ________________ . and the advancement of ideas. Writing. . 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.. Harri Kettunen University of Helsinki Christophe Helmke University College London 2 Foreword.................................................................................................... SWBAT discover and analyze the greatest mysteries of the Mayan civilization. Maya Civilization. The Mayan were located in the “hook” of . Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras,. El Salvador, Belize, and parts of Nicaragua. . 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.. Hieroglyphs. Meaning=Divine speech or god’s words. Used by priests for religious writing-written on papyrus or wood. Hieroglyphs is an . abjad. , a writing system where each symbol stands for a consonant-the reader must think of the correct vowel. mixture of various logographic and alphabetic elements. used for religious literature . over 700 – 800 basic symbols. Hieroglyph comes from two Greek words meaning “sacred writing”. This came from the Egyptians’ own word for their language meaning “divine speech”. What is a Hieroglyph Anyway?. Hieroglyphs are what the ancient egyptians used to write with.. They were pictures that meant words or sometimes they were two words combined.. How The Alphabet Works. Hieroglyphs are signs, they are usually divide into 4 categories.. and contrasting hieroglyphs with alphabetic-based communication. Students in the group participated in the task (75% of the time) of comparing and contrasting hieroglyphs with alphabetic-based communi writing. ?. In 391 AD .  the Byzantine Emperor . Theodosius close all pagan temple throughout the empire. This action construct a four thousand years old traditions. The message of the egyptians language was lost for 1500. It was not until the discovery of rossette stone and the work of the jean-francois . 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.. Wal’a. . alzahrani. 201002140. History Periods Of Egypt. The Architectural Style And The Most Famous Building & Architects Of That Time.. Interiors & The Major Characteristic Of The Interior Design.