PPT-~ Egyptian Symbols ~

Tyet Known as the sign or Knot of Isis Symbol of fertility welfare and protection Symbol commonly seen in the hands of the gods or pharaohs Head represents evil god Seth Scepter suggests power over evil and power to be violent in the hand of the holder. 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.. The birth of the alphabet- writing system of language. Written language is more conservative than spoken language!. (. Fromkin. Rodman . Hyams. [2007] 521). 38. 2. . . Why did civilizations develop a system of writing?. 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”. 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 . 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 . Definition. Shared understandings about the meaning of certain words, attributes, or objects.. . Characteristics. Displacement. Our ability to understand that a certain symbol means a certain thing.. Egyptian Numerals. The system of ancient Egyptian numerals was used in Ancient Egypt in around 3000 BC. It was a system of numeration based on the scale of ten, written in hieroglyphs. To write a number, Egyptians wrote their symbols in order from largest to smallest, either in one long line or grouped together. 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 . 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. Does not have to be in complete sentences.. Does not have to be in complete sentences.. TWO complete sentences!. At least THREE complete sentences!. C. omplete sentences!. Sarcophagus . Design a sarcophagus for your ruler. Use symbols, colors, and hieroglyphics. Make sure that you can EXPLAIN why you created it the way that you did..