Ancient Egyptian Writing

1. 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 • The production of surplus food • 2. How did rivers help trade in ancient civilizations? • a. they flooded fields every year • b. they provided a lot of fish • c. they formed natural barriers between countries • d. boats carrying goods could travel up and down them • 3. What was one benefit of living neat a desert for Ancient people? • a. there were huge deposits of oil under deserts • b. the hot dry weather was good for their health • c. it was full of wild game to hunt • d. it provided a barrier against invasion Ancient Egyptian Writing 3,000BC just about the same time as the Mesopotamians!

2. •Where might you see the types of messages that appear on the board•What makes this type of communication different from the normal written word? • HRU (How are you?) • WRUD 2DAY (What are you doing today?) • B HOME L8ER (Be home later.) • G2G (Got to go) • CALL ME 2NITE (call me tonight)

3. Can you decode? • LMSO • LOL • BFFL • IDK • JP • MYOB • JC • JW

4. 2 minute power conferenceDiscuss: • Why do people use this form of communication rather than writing complete words and sentences? • What are the advantages of using this type of communication?

5. Let’s look… • http://www.pbs.org/empires/egypt/special/hieroglyphs/introduction.html

6. Questions: • •What are these pictures showing? • •Where would these forms of communication typically be found? • •What similarities are there between the use of hieroglyphs and the way we communicate today when we use text messaging on our cell phones or in e- mail?

7. Hieroglyphics • Writing in Ancient Egypt • Written on temples and tomb walls and on papyrus scrolls

10. Hieroglyphics • About 700 symbols! • Over time it grew to 6,000 symbols! • Papyrus: • http://player.discoveryeducation.com/index.cfm?guidAssetId=9E04BABA-6D0C-4BE5-BEAB-91339217B6B6&blnFromSearch=1&productcode=US

11. They cut the stems and dried them into sheets that could be rolled • They were light and easy to carry • They create some of the first books!

13. English V. Hieroglyphics V. Mesopotamia

14. Calisthenics • Which geographic feature was the main reason for the location of the ancient Egyptian civilization? • A. coastal plain • B. a mountain • C. a desert oasis • D. a river • Which development was the most influential in helping people learn about life in ancient Egypt? • A. writing • B. the plow • C. irrigation • D. the wheel • Which occupation involves the study of artifacts from an ancient civilization? • A genealogist • B anthropologist • C archaeologist • D geologist

15. Warm Up • Open Quia…. • Go to the Movie Questions activity • http://player.discoveryeducation.com/index.cfm?guidAssetId=814EA73D-5549-477A-856E-45BEEEFA81EF&blnFromSearch=1&productcode=US • http://player.discoveryeducation.com/index.cfm?guidAssetId=814EA73D-5549-477A-856E-45BEEEFA81EF&blnFromSearch=1&productcode=US

16. Make your own! • http://www.pbs.org/empires/egypt/special/hieroglyphs/egyptian_words.html

17. On your Papyrus • ONLY IN RED OR BLACK INK!!!!!!! • (Or Both) Write your FULL name (that includes your first and last) Using EACH option on the website we looked at yesterday write a paragraph as to WHY hieroglyphics were important

18. Are you smarter then an Egyptian? Take the quiz… • http://www.pbs.org/empires/egypt/special/hieroglyphs/quiz.html