PPT-Ancient Egyptian Writing

By around 3000 BC 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 . 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 . The soldiers unearthed a dark grey-pinkish granite stone that stood about four feet tall and 2½ feet wide. . The Rosetta Stone . Ancient . Egypt. The Rosetta Stone was inscribed with three languages. One language was Greek, but the . 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. 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 . Gods and Goddesses. By Sana Shigri. Isis . Isis was the Egyptian goddess of the moon, love, magic & fertility, she had wings, wore a sun disk and one pair of cow horns. She also wore a crown similar to a throne, she was associated with thrones because her lap was the first `throne` Horus sat on. She was the daughter of Nut and Geb and had three siblings called Osiris, Seth and Nephthys, she married Osiris and had a son who . 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.. 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. . By Brenna Fulop. UCSF. 12-4-14. Most Dwellings. . Most of the ancient Egyptian dwellings were mud and straw bricks. They had two to three layers of bricks. They used to make huts of Papyrus reeds, plants that grew in marshes along the Nile, but they switched to mud bricks. Wood is very scarce in Egypt, so it isn’t used for building homes. They get the mud from the Nile’s annual flooding. The bricks would eventually crumble, so the more wealthy used stone instead. The houses all, excepting a few, had flat roofs.. Wal’a. . alzahrani. 201002140. History Periods Of Egypt. The Architectural Style And The Most Famous Building & Architects Of That Time.. Interiors & The Major Characteristic Of The Interior Design. 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?. 3200 B.C.-500 . B.C.. Section . Four. Egyptian Civilization. The ancient Egyptian civilization had an organized religion.. Ancient Egyptians believed . that many gods and goddesses ruled the world and the afterlife. . Most ancient Egyptians settled along the Nile River. The Nile River provided fresh water for drinking, food (fish) and trade (navigable river). Papyrus reeds were very useful for many reasons. . The deserts of Egypt and Kush were helpful because they provided natural barriers to keep out invaders. Think…would you want to travel many miles in hot, dry desert conditions?.