Ancient Egyptian Writing 3,000BC just about the same time as the Mesopotamians! 1. What allowed Egyptians to begin trading among themselves and with others? a. The introduction of the shadoof b. Farming the Nile Delta c. Minerals from the red land d. 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
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Ancient Egyptian Writing3,000BC just about the same time as the
Mesopotamians!1. What allowed Egyptians to begin trading among themselves and with others?
a. The introduction of the shadoofb. Farming the Nile Deltac. Minerals from the red landd. The production of surplus food
2. How did rivers help trade in ancient civilizations?a. they flooded fields every yearb. they provided a lot of fishc. they formed natural barriers between countriesd. 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 desertsb. the hot dry weather was good for their healthc. it was full of wild game to huntd. it provided a barrier against invasion
•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)
Can you decode?
• LMSO• LOL• BFFL• IDK• JP• MYOB• JC• JW
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?
• 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!
English V. Hieroglyphics V. Mesopotamia
English Hieroglyphics Mesopotamia
Letters are not used as pictures and can’t represent objects
Lettered can be used to represent pictures. (Only when they used pictographs)
Some pictures stood for ideas, a circle meant Re (a god)
Letters represent sounds, sounds ads grouped into syllables and syllabus are grouped into words. Words represent objects and ideas.
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
Warm Up
• Open Quia….• Go to the Movie Questions activity• http://player.discoveryeducation.com/index.cf