Egypt writing

Egyptian writing system

• papyrus
• alaphabet
• cuneiform
• heiroglyphics

Who would write and record information?

• slaves
• scribes
• farmers
• craftspeople

What is papyrus?

• mud used in building
• plant from which paper is made
• rock used to make tools
• animal skin

Why was the Rosetta Stone so important?

• It helped archaeologists decipher Egyptian writing?
• It gave clues about building.
• It was a book of the dead.
• It told how pharaoh's rules.

Egyptians had a written language using pictures. It was called ____________.

• cuneiform
• English
• hieroglyphics
• Cursive

Which of these activities was permitted ONLY to men?

• owning land
• running businesses
• working as a scribe
• asking for a divorce

What was one of the few ways that a boy from a peasant family could rise to a higher social class?

• store a lot of grain
• attend scribe school
• help build a pyramid
• take care of a temple

In what two ways are Mesopotamia and Egypt the same?

• Farming surpluses meant people could become artisans and traders.  Both economies grew as a result.
• Both civilizations had the same religion and government
• Both had the same natural defense and flooding schedules
• Both had major rivers and dependable floods

A reed plant that grows long the Nile River. Ancient Egyptians made baskets, sandals, river rafts, and PAPER from it.

• cataract
• delta
• papyrus
• embalming

The writing system of Ancient Egypt

• hieroglyphics
• embalming
• delta
• papyrus