PPT-Ancient Egypt Hieroglyphics

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. The soldiers unearthed a dark grey-pinkish granite stone that stood about four feet tall and 2½ feet wide. . The Rosetta Stone . Ancient . Egypt. The Rosetta Stone was inscribed with three languages. One language was Greek, but the . Ancient Egypt 101. Pyramids . Pyramids . Tombs were built as burial tombs for Kings . Great Pyramid at Giza (2500 BC) . Tomb for King Khufu . Took about 20 years to build . 20,000 men to build . Death . 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.. 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. YOUR NAME AND YOUR PARTNERS NAME World History. 1. Title Slide (TOPIC) and group member’s names. STANDARDS for ANCIENT EGYPT. SS.912.W.13.9. : Trace the growth of . Egypt and their impact on history.. Hieroglyphics. In the beginning, in ancient Egypt, over 5000 years ago, scribes wrote things down using pictures. That was a scribe's job, to write things down. . Scribes . used a system of pictures to do so. These pictures were called hieroglyphics. It was beautiful art. . 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!. (2700 BCE to 2200 BCE). People saw their kings as gods. Called a . theocracy. = same person is the political AND religious leader. King gave many responsibilities to a . bureaucracy . = groups of government officials. 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 . By: Iris Wang, Emily Han, & Melissa Tjong . There are so many sites to see and so many great deals!  You can cruise down the Nile or visit the Great Pyramids and the Sphinx!. Here is a preview of Ancient Egypt.... Ms. Berry . Social Studies . 6. th. Grade . How do we know about Egypt’s early kings and governments? . They left behind written records. . Developed a system of writing called hieroglyphics. . Used more than 700 symbols. . TRUE. The Nile river flows over …. A. 4,000 miles. B. 700 Miles. C. 40,000 Miles. A. 4,000 Miles. What do you call the tiny bits of soil and rock the Nile carries that makes land fertile?. Silt. The Nile forms a fan shaped delta. What is a delta?. Capital City: Cairo. Other big cities: Alexandria, Giza, . Shubra el . Khema. Population: 82,079,636 (compared with U.S. population of about 311,800,000). . * Nearly all of Egypt’s people live in Cairo, Alexandria, and the surrounding areas of the Nile River and Suez Canal.