Drill: 4/18/12

2. Drill: 4/18/12 • If you had to use a symbol to describe yourself, what would that symbol be? Example (I am surrounded by art all day so I might use a paint brush as my symbol)

3. Drill: 4/20/12 • Open your sketchbook to your hieroglyphic name

4. Egypt • 3 Parts • Lower Egypt • Middle Egypt • Upper Egypt • Nile (All three points along the Nile River) http://www.saintjoe.edu/~karend/m441/EgyptMap.jpg

5. Egyptian History • Hieroglyphics

6. Egyptian History • Cats • pets • Make-up • Art

7. Highly respected and mummified so they could take them with them into the next life. Cats as Pets

8. Catsas Inspiration Egyptian Make up Eyes based on cat markings

9. Catsas ART Egyptian Art Sphinx

10. Egyptian Pyramids

11. Pyramids We learn about ancient Egyptians through the places they were buried.

12. Egyptian Mystery Revealed Constructed to have no entrance in or out. The architect would be killed upon the completion of the pyramid – so no one could get in to the pyramid. Royalty would be buried with their belongings that they wanted to for the afterlife. Jewelry, money, pets, food, organs Learned about the mummification process.

13. Use the Egyptian Hieroglyphics to write your name

14. Color Significance Blue: represents the heavens which belong to the gods like Amon - the god of the wind. Green: represents vegetation and new life. Was used for the god Osiris, the god of resurrection and fertility. This was a very common color to use.  Red: Expressed life and victory, but also furry and fire. During spiritual ceremonies many Egyptians painted their bodies red to show their dedication to the goal. White: Used for pureness, a higher power and all that are sacred. In rituals they used white sandals to show their commitment to the sacred act.  Black: This was the color of the underworld. Their god Anubis was black, who was the king of death. 

15. Drill: 4/23/12 • Describe what you see in the picture below.

16. Canopic Jars These jars were found in the tombs of Egypt's most royal. They contain the internal organs of the person who had been mummified. (Stomach, Intestines, Lungs, and Liver) *The heart was considered to be the connection between the body and soul so it was left in the body

17. Canopic Jars Duamutef, the jackal-headed god representing the east, whose jar contained the stomach and was protected by the goddess Neith. Qebehsenuef, the falcon-headed god representing the west, whose jar contained the intestines and was protected by the goddess Selket. Hapi, the baboon-headed god representing the north, whose jar contained the lungs and was protected by the goddess Nephthys. Imseti, the human-headed god representing the south, whose jar contained the liver and was protected by the goddess Isis.

18. Canopic Jars Creating Your Own Canopic Jar Using Clay

19. Coiling Method Using rounded coil shaped pieces of clay to build a pot layer by layer.

20. Pick two animals to research for your lid to your Canopic jar lid. Research List features of these animals below and find images to sketch from so you have an accurate idea of what those features look like. Turtle Shell Head Feet Tail Bird