PPT-Egyptian Writing

Hieroglyphics HRU WRUD 2DAY L8ER G2G LYLAS ME 2NITE Coded Messages Where might you see these types of messages What makes this type of communication different from the normal written word . 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. Hieroglyphs. Meaning=Divine speech or god’s words. Used by priests for religious writing-written on papyrus or wood. Hieroglyphs is an . abjad. , a writing system where each symbol stands for a consonant-the reader must think of the correct vowel. 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 . 3,000BC just about the same time as the Mesopotamians!. What allowed Egyptians to begin trading among themselves and with others?. The introduction of the . shadoof. Farming the Nile Delta. Minerals from the red land. 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 . 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?. lasted from about 3100 B.C. to about 525 B.C. or just over 2500 years. . During . that time, there were at least 20 different dynasties with many different rulers. . Historians . divide the long history into . Bruaw. Egypt is located in the northeast corner of the African continent at the eastern end of the Mediterranean Ocean. Israel borders it in the east across the Sinai Peninsula. Libya marks Egypt’s western border and Sudan forms the southern.. There are different levels of questions in terms of difficulty: Level 1, 2, and 3. . Level 1. There is only 1 right answer. . Example: What is the name of General . Zaroff’s. servant?. Answer: Ivan . Papyrus. Papyrus is made from pressed reeds that grew on the banks of the Nile.. It was used for everyday writing, but also for documents which were put in the tomb with the dead. . It can get damaged over time.. 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. .