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Egyptian Language and Pyramids. Do Now. Take out your hieroglyphic drawings and share what you have written. Written Language. Hieroglyphic means “holy writing” More than 700 symbols
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Do Now • Take out your hieroglyphic drawings and share what you have written.
Written Language Hieroglyphic means “holy writing” More than 700 symbols Originally used for religion, then to record things such as royal ceremonies, tax collecting, and even the depth of the Nile Hieroglyphics were translated using the Rosetta Stone
Pyramids • The Old Kingdom is known as the “Age of the pyramids” • King Zoser was the first king to be buried in a pyramid • Buried in famous step pyramid at Saqqara • Best known is the Great Pyramid at Giza, built for King Khufu
King Zoser Step Pyramid
King Khufu Great Pyramid of Giza
King Khafre Pyramids at Giza Sphinx