PPT-Appropriating New Urbanism Principles to the Egyptian Conte

Ayat Ismail Abdel Fattah Ismail Teaching Assistant Dept of Urban Design amp Planning Faculty of Engineering Ain Shams University     Supervised by   Prof Dr Youhansen Yehya Eid. 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 . 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”. 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 . 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. Author, keynote speaker and essayist on strategic best practices for. rethinking cities, towns and urban places. Chuck provides . a unique perspective about cities as both a long time writer . and photographer about . 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 . 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?. 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 . 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..