PPT-Egyptian Art and Cartouche

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 . 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 . 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 . You may play an Egyptian math game, 4.3—bottom of page 8; called Math in Egypt.. When done with Warm Up:. Grab a cartouche’ from the stool. . You will write your name going down on the cartouche’.. 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. Make a Cartouche. What is a Cartouche?. A cartouche is a kind of nameplate. Ancient Egyptians used cartouches for kings, queens, and other high-ranking people in the kingdom. A cartouche consists of a number of different hieroglyphic symbols enclosed in a loop.. Chapter 3.3 . Egyptian gods and goddesses. Early in Egyptian history towns and villages had their own patron gods and goddesses, who they believed protected them. . Early Egyptian gods were often depicted as people, with human bodies, but with the heads of animals. . . Cartouche . The names of pharaohs or queens were always written inside a oblong (a shape that looks like a flattened circle) shape called cartouche. Some Egyptologists believe that this shape represented some sort of spiritual protection. Creating your Cartouche. Hieroglyphs should be arranged to create interesting designs instead of the straight lights that we use to arrange our letters and sentences. . Cartouches are usually positioned vertically, but they can also be positioned horizontally to make them fit more comfortable into a design. . Barbara Tewksbury, Hamilton College. Why did Ancient Egyptian civilization develop where it did?. Presence of the Nile. Nile is only trans-Saharan . river. Seasonal rainfall in high areas of East Africa plus topography that directs water west and north. 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 . Ruled Egypt, but was killed by his jealous brother . Set. .. His brother cut . Osiris. into pieces and sprinkled them throughout Egypt.. He was saved by his wife . Isis. .. Ruled the underworld and was the god of the Nile River. . 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..