Lesson 9 - Hieroglyphs

Warm up  activity
Temple decoration represented the relationship between the gods and the pharaoh and contained an amazing display of patterns and elements:

paintings

statues

columns

carved inscriptions

definition -  http://www.thefreedictionary.com/hieroglyph

information http://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/hieroglyphic

                    http://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/Champollion%2c+Jean+Fran%c3%a7ois

                    http://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/Rosetta

Write in hieroglyphics
Egyptian hieroglyphics are all more or less figurative: they represent real or illusional elements, sometimes stylized and simplified

Egyptian hieroglyphics alphabet

read the example below

       

  

Look at this website and do the activities in pairs

http://www.childrensuniversity.manchester.ac.uk/interactives/history/egypt/hieroglyphs/

• answer the quiz
• write down a short text with the four answers

Homework - Your assignment is to write your name in hieroglyphics
Choose one of the following options:

•  a hieroglyphic typewriter
• an online hieroglyphics translator

Please, upload you name to your personal folder before next Monday.