Warm up #6 Sumerians wrote on clay. What do you think would be the hardest thing would be about writing on clay?

Warm up #7 Name 2-3 things you know about the Ancient Egyptian

Geography of Egypt Nile River Flows South to North 95% of people live near it Annual floods produces fertile soil Rest of country mostly desert Sahara (East & South) Libyan (west) Suez Canal Connects Red Sea and Mediterranean Sea http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Nile_River_Delta_at_Night.JPG

Egyptian Kingdom Ancient Egypt Ruled 2600 to 332 BCE Theocracy– Government run by religious leaders Pharaohs—Leaders of Ancient Egypt The Sphinx at Giza Half man/Half Lion http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Giza_Plateau_-_Great_Sphinx_with_Pyramid_of_Khafre_in_background.JPG http://www.historyembalmed.org/egyptian-tombs/index.htm

Egyptian Culture Polytheistic—belief in more than 1 god/goddess Osiris-God of Dead Ruler of the Underworld Mummified man Anubis-God of embalming and dead Watched over the dead Jackal Head Osiris God of resurrection and fertility…spirits would have to pass of series of tests to live in the underworld…would also get barley from osiris Ra-Sun God Most Important to Egyptians Hawk Head with Sun Disk Horus-God of Sky Protector of the rule of Egypt Hawk Head

Egyptian Culture Mummification—Process of preserving the body Prepare the body for afterlife Treated in chemicals Wrapped in clothes Only for the wealthy!!! Pull brain out of nose using a hook Make a cut on the left side of the body near the tummy Remove all internal organs Let the internal organs dry Place the lungs, intestines, stomach and liver inside canopic jars Place the heart back inside the body Rinse inside of body with wine and spices Cover the corpse with natron (salt) for 70 days After 40 days stuff the body with linen or sand to give it a more human shape After the 70 days wrap the body from head to toe in bandages Place in coffin Sarcophagus-Coffin http://www.history.com/videos/how-to-make-a-mummy#how-to-make-a-mummy

Egyptian Culture Egyptian Writing Hieroglyphics—picture writing used by the Egyptians Papyrus- Paper made from river reed http://www.floridahillnursery.com/tropical-plants-and-trees-c-15/cyperus-papyrus-plant-giganteus-live-plant-p-345