1. The Culture of the Ancient Egyptians
February 2014
Try writing a sentence using pictures, rather than words.
Each picture may represent a word
The Culture of the Ancient Egyptians

2. Pictures = words Just like hieroglyphics…. But what does it all mean?
1799, Rosetta Stone

3. Everyday Life of the Ancient Egyptians
What two types of artifacts did Egyptians leave behind that allow us to know about their everyday lives?

4. Egyptian Social Pyramid
Who sits at the top?
The bottom?

5. Imagine you were a peasant in Ancient Egypt.
Describe what your life was like during each season
flood
planting
harvest
Egyptian Plough

6. What were lives like for women in Ancient Egypt?

7. Achievements of the Egyptians
Writing
What: hieroglyphs
Keep track of kingdoms wealth
How: papyrus (paper)
Who solved it? 1799, Rosetta Stone (key to understanding hieroglyphs)

8. Achievements of the Egyptians
TIME
Who: Astronomers
 How: Noticed the Nile rose rapidly the same time they could see Sirius
 What: 365 day long calendar

9. Achievements of the Egyptians
Medicine
Why: their work on mummies- knew a lot about the body
 What: could perform surgery- broken bones
 How: Herbalism (medicine from plants) ease everyday illnesses (stomachaches)

10. Complete sentences! Summary
What legacy did the Egyptians leave behind? What have we learned from them?
Complete sentences!