PPT-Predynastic Egyptian Pottery

Image courtesy of the Petrie Museum UCL What is Predynastic Egypt Essentially it is Egypt before the time of the pyramids It was a collection of different cultures and provinces One culture would eventually dominate helping Egypt to unify. 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.. 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”. - The earliest forms of the potter's wheel were . tournettes. ,. or slow wheels.. - . Tournettes. , in use around 3,500 BC in the Near East, were turned slowly by hand or . by foot while coiling a pot. . 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 . Before the Pottery wheel people used coils to create pottery.. In fact, coil pots are the oldest pottery we know of.. Today people create many things using coils.. They can be very large.. Or small.. 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. Objective: You will describe and analyze artwork and culture in order . select and apply design work to a . sgrafitto. dish.. DRILL. :. ~You will need a full page for today.. ~GET AN IPAD. SPRAY WATER IN BAG!!!!. What do you think is written here?. The . R. osetta stone. Task: . Create your own hieroglyphic alphabet. . Then write a message in your new alphabet.. Then have one of your peers decode your message.. 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?. Objective: You will describe and analyze artwork and culture in order . select and apply design work to a . sgrafitto. dish.. DRILL. :. ~You will need a full page for today.. ~GET AN IPAD. . SPRAY WATER IN BAG!!!!. 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. 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. Music, singing and dancing played an important role in ancient Egyptian life. Music was played everywhere. As well as during dances, festivals and religious ceremonies, it was played at work, in battles and even in the tombs..