PPT-Egyptian hieroglyphs

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. Egypt. The people of ancient Egypt did not have scientific explanations for natural phenomena. . They believed sunshine . and . the great Nile River . were . gifts from their . many . gods. The beliefs . Egyptians were polytheistic. . Common gods:. . Ptah. – creator of the world. Anubis . – god of the dead. . Re. – sun god. . Osiris . – god of the underworld. . Isis . – goddess of magic. 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 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 . World History. Libertyville High School. Non-Egyptian East Africa: . Nubia. Area between First through Fifth cataracts of Nile. Conquered by Egypt around 2000 BC. Served as major trading center between Egypt, African societies. Chapter 3.3 . Egyptian gods and goddesses. Early in Egyptian history towns and villages had their own patron gods and goddesses, who they believed protected them. . Early Egyptian gods were often depicted as people, with human bodies, but with the heads of animals. . 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? . 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. 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. . lasted from about 3100 B.C. to about 525 B.C. or just over 2500 years. . During . that time, there were at least 20 different dynasties with many different rulers. . Historians . divide the long history into . Alopochen. . aegyptiaca. ) in . Texas. Corey T. Callaghan. 1. , . Katherine M. Conlan. 2. ,. . Daniel M. Brooks. 2. , . 1. Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida . 2. The Houston Museum of Natural Science, Houston, Texas. Barbara Tewksbury, Hamilton College. Why did Ancient Egyptian civilization develop where it did?. Presence of the Nile. Nile is only trans-Saharan . river. Seasonal rainfall in high areas of East Africa plus topography that directs water west and north. Egypt. The people of ancient Egypt did not have scientific explanations for natural phenomena. . They believed sunshine . and . the great Nile River . were . gifts from their . many . gods. The beliefs . Pharoah. Ramses. III and Gods of . Memphis, . ancient . Egyptian wall . Painting, . c. . 1150 . BCE. Userhat. Adoring . Dieties. , . ancient . Egyptian wall . painting, 1294-. 1279 BCE. Umar. . Makram.