Today we are going to talk about Egypt

Today we are going to talk about Egypt…

Where is Egypt? • Top right corner of Africa

What might we see in Egypt?

Egyptian Architecture There were two main purposes for Egyptian architecture: 1. To create a place to worship the kind and have ceremonies to worship him while he was alive. 2. To create a tomb to bury the king or pharaoh after he died.

Open Pit

• Mastaba- a four-sided sloped construction with a flat top and an access hole which let on a vertical axis into the ground.

Step Pyramid

The Great Pyramids at Giza • The Great Pyramids were created as burial monuments.

What are Hieroglyphics? • Hieroglyphics – translated by greek meant “sacred carvings” The greeks believed that the egyptians priests produced these writings for sacred purposes. • Hieroglyphics is picture writing and is one of the oldest systems of writing. • Each picture represents an object. There are over 700 different signs

Where might we find Hieroglyphics? • • Temples Tombs Cartouches Pyramids

Example of Hieroglyphics

Cartouche • In Ancient Egypt, names were often depicted inside a cartouche. • A cartouche is an oval depicted to look like rope that is folded and tied at the end.

Great Sphinx at Giza, Egypt • The Sphinx’s head was modeled after a Pharaoh and has a lion’s body. • The lion is an important “symbol” to the Egyptians, it signifies immortality.

Where have we seen part of a lion used before?