Hieroglyphs


This presentation is about the Egyptian writing, Hieroglyphs

By: Christopher Neckel
Nathan Goodman

THE EGYPTIAN ALPHABET

• Hieroglyphics is the writing of the Egyptians.
• They had many of the letters repeated but with other ways to write it.
• Animals were hieroglyphs and objects were hieroglyphs too.
• Hieroglyphs were on weapons.
• The Egyptians had 30 letters in the alphabet.

CREATION OF PICTURE WORDS

• It took years for the scribes to learn Hieroglyphs.
• Hieroglyphs are 5,500 years old
• Sumerians used hieroglyphs.
• Hieroglyphs were not used in 300 B.C
• Hieroglyphs were made in 3,500 B.C.

EGYPTIAN TOMBS

• Egyptian tombs had hieroglyphs.
• They told about the Pharaohs life.
• The sarcophagi had hieroglyphics on them.
• The treasure had Hieroglyphs on them.
• The tombs had stories of the gods.

The Rosetta Stone

• Is a giant stone with Hieroglyphs all over it.
• It was discovered in 1789.
• The french stayed in Egypt after the invasion and...
• The stone was mailed to Cairo.
• Cairo is the capital of Egypt.

Citations

• The Mystery of the Hieroglyphs [Book]
• The riddle of the Rosetta Stone [Book] 
• Ancients in their own words: Egyptians [Book]

QUIZ

WHO USED HIEROGLYPHS?

• A. Mesopotamians
• B. Native Americans
• C. Egyptians
• D. Sumerians
• E. C and D

ANSWER

WHERE IN TOMBS WERE HIEROGLYPHS?

• A. On the sarcophagus
• B. On the treasure
• C. On the walls
• D. Everywere
• E. Nowhere

ANSWER

WHEN WERE HIEROGLYPHS MADE?

• A. 3500 B.C.
• B. 5500 B.C.
• C. 2014
• D. 300 B.C
• E. None of the above

ANSWER

WHERE WAS THE ROSETA STONE MAILED TO?

• A. Rio
• B. Cario
• C. Egypt
• D. Mesopotamia
• E. France

ANSWER

HOW DO YOU SPELL THE PICTURE WRITING?

• A. Hieroglyphs
• B. Hyro glyphs
• C. Heiroglyphs
• D. Heroglyphs
• E. C. and B.

ANSWER

THANK YOU

SECRET QUESTION

• Who ruled Egypt in 1541?
• A. King tut
• B. Hamirabi
• C. Hatshepsut
• D. Amenhotep

ANSWER