PPT-The Egyptian Numeration System

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 . Art History Lesson. Grade: 5. Activity: . Name and symbol cartouche. Keywords: . Cartouche and Symbolism. Art History Lesson. :. Ancient Egyptian Art. Religion was a major influence on ancient Egyptian art. During the early part of the old kingdom the . Mummies. Once a person was mummified they would be placed into. a coffin (or several coffins). The Death Rituals . practised. by the Ancient Egyptians included embalming and mummification (which are detailed on other pages). After 70 days, following the death of a person, an elaborate funeral procession headed towards the designated tomb of the deceased. The mummies of dead Egyptians were placed in a sarcophagus which was decorated with a likeness of the deceased and these were interred in tombs.. 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. 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”. GAME MAKING. Fergeson and . Brackeen. 2010. Helpful hints on gathering facts. for the GAME. Geography . GEO. Monuments/ Pyramids . M.P. .. Government . GOV. Gods . GOD. Pharoahs. . PH. Afterlife . 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. People remember Egyptians for their cultural achievements:. Art. Writing. Architecture. Achievements. Inventions Page 1. Egyptian Calendar. The . Ancient Egyptians created the first known 365-day Calendar. They created it in order to mark the passage of years and to record special or significant events.. By: Mamdouh Fadil. University of Sussex - UK. Research Questions / focus:. How the public high schools within the Egyptian context after 30 years under Mubarak regime were spatially and temporally produced by the Egyptian state as . By the end of class you will be able to explain properties of the Hindu-Arabic numeration system and convert numbers into Babylonian and Mayan.. What do you know about our numeration system?. Base 10 (fingers). On a white board, prepare your presentation of your group’s system.. When you present, all members of the group must talk.. While watching the other groups present their system, make notes on them and the advantages and disadvantages.. Egyptian Pyramids. Pyramids of Giza. Egyptian Pyramids. How were the pyramids built?. Who built the pyramids?. Egyptian Pyramids. Did slaves build the great pyramid at Giza?. Did aliens build the great pyramid at Giza?. 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. Vocabulary. 1. . Fertile Crescent.  – the boomerang-shaped region of the Middle East that was home to some of the earliest human civilizations. Also known as the “Cradle of Civilization,”. 2. .