Good Morning  What impact did hieroglyphics have on Egypt? SWBAT ENTRY TASK OBJECTIVE What impact did hieroglyphics have on Egypt? SWBAT Identify elements of Egypts writing system BY completing a Web Quest

CREATE A MESSAGE USING HIEROGLYPHICS ACADEMIC BEHAVIOR Think of something you need to tell someone if you are Pharoah of Egypt… Use the hieroglyphics to write it! Be prepared to share.. 1—Keep it academic (relate it to one of the 7 characteritsics of civilization) 2---Do your own work Volume: Level 2 (Partner Talk) Do your work and take pride it in!! Hands to yourself

1. Where might you see the types of messages. 2 1. Where might you see the types of messages? 2. What makes this type of communication different from the normal written word? BRB HRU? WRUD 2Day GTG SMH L8ER #fashion #nofilter #awesome #friends #smile #LOL

Pick one of the examples and turn it into a complete sentence ACADEMIC BEHAVIOR Think of something you need to tell someone if you are Pharoah of Egypt… Use the hieroglyphics to write it! Be prepared to share.. 1—Keep it academic (relate it to one of the 7 characteritsics of civilization) 2---Do your own work BRB HRU? WRUD 2Day GTG SMH L8ER #fashion #nofilter #awesome #friends #smile #LOL

Think about it! 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?

Hieroglyphics The word hieroglyph comes from two Greek words meaning sacred and writing.

history of writing in egypt Ancient Egyptian writing was first adopted more than 5,000 years ago. Its secrets were lost to the modern world until the discovery of the Rosetta Stone - a stone carved in three languages: Egyptian, Demotic and Ancient Greek. The hieroglyphs were translated by comparing them to the Ancient Greek text and the mysteries of Egypt were finally revealed.

Two groups of hieroglyphs There are two groups of hieroglyphs: Phonograms are like the letters of our alphabet Ideograms are symbols depicting objects or ideas.

is a phonogram, pronounced as “nb.” is an ideogram, representing a man. When putting the two together, the duo ( ) stands for the word “master” or “lord.”

alphabet The ancient Egyptians used alphabetical signs as part of their writing system. Hieroglyphic text uses many symbols to represent entire words, but it also has symbols for single letters. These roughly correspond to the 26 letters of the English alphabet.

Think about it! 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?

Videos Amenhotep’s diplomatic strategies Amenhotep’s newspaper

Think about it! How did Amenhotep use hieroglyphs to promote international diplomacy between Egypt and neighboring countries? How did Amenhotep use his hieroglyphic messages to promote his own power and popularity with the people of Egypt? In what ways was Amenhotep's use of hieroglyphic messages historically significant at the time as well as today?

video Tombs and the Afterlife

Think about it! What was the role of the tomb builders? How did they use of hieroglyphic text guide the dead to their next life?