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Standard 6.19: Evolution of writing – hieroglyphics and the invention of papyrus
Success Criteria:
• I can list the evolution of writing
1 -> 2 -> 3 -> 4?
• I can translate 3 hieroglyphic sentences
Evolution of Writing
1 Cave paintings of images of hunting scenes and animals
2 Cuneiform script on clay tablets with wedge shapes
• Egyptian writing is thought to have come from the god Thoth who provides all knowledge to Egyptians
Papyrus – wild reed plant
1. It grew in the water.2. It could reach 15 to 25
feet high.3. It is now extinct in
Egypt.
Papyrus
1. Papyrus had many uses in ancient Egypt.
2. The flowers decorated shrines to the gods.
3. The roots were used for fuel and to make utensils.
4. Boats, baskets, mats, sandals, rope, and paper were made from the stem.
5. People even ate papyrus.6. It grew year-round and was
harvested in the “drought” or dry season.
How to make papyrus
Harvest the papyrus
Stalks were peeled, cut and layered
Wet the layers, press, and seal together
Dry the sheets & bleached by the sun
How to make papyrus
Harvest the papyrus
Stalks were peeled, cut and layered
Wet the layers, press, and seal together
Dry the sheets & bleached by the sun
Sheets are pressed together to make a papyrus roll
Artists & scribes illustrate & write on it
Hieroglyphics • Online Activity Click here:
http://www.internal.schools.net.au/edu/lesson_ideas/egypt/src/mockup/egypt_actsht1_p1.html
Statue of a Scribe Amenemhet
Success Criteria:
• I can list the evolution of writing
1 -> 2 -> 3 -> 4?
• I can translate 3 hieroglyphic sentences