Bellringer: 9/24
• Pick up the sheets on the desk by the door.
• Review your Egypt and Mesopotamia
notes. Also review Page 14 in your
notebook. (the map showing the locations of
river valley civilizations and their related
rivers)
• Have your Pharaoh Eulogy WS on your
desk for a check.
Table of Contents Update:
• 20: Assessment: River Valleys and
Comparison
• 21: Understanding Ancient Egyptian WS
• 22: Egyptian Alphabet Quiz
HOMEWORK
Homework: Read Ch. 2, Section 3 (Indus
River Valley Civ.) and take notes.
MAKE SURE YOU KNOW WHEN THE
UNITS 1 + 2 TEST IS! (FRIDAY, 10/2)
River Valley Civilizations:
Ancient Egypt, Day 2
Ms. Allen
Pre-AP WHI
2015-16
AGENDA: 9/23 and 9/24
• 1. Bellringer: Egypt vs. Mesopotamia
Review
• 2. Egypt vs. Mesopotamia “Quiz”
• 3. Understanding Egyptian Hieroglyphics
Lesson/Activities
OMG
AAMOF
OTTOMH
WYWH
BWDIK
JTLYK
BRB
DUCWIM
MTFBWY
TTYL
IYKWIM
WRUD2DAY
As a matter of fact Off the top of my head
Oh My Gosh
Wish you were here
Be right back
But what do I know
Just to let you know
Do you see what I mean May the force be with you
Talk to you later
If you know what I mean
What are you doing today?
• Where might you see the types of
messages that appear on the
board/overhead?
• What makes this type of
communication different from the
normal written word?
• Why do people use this form of
communication rather than
writing complete words and
sentences?
• What are the advantages of
using this type of
communication?
• What are these pictures showing?
• Where would these forms of communication
typically be found?
Compare the symbols on the hieroglyphics to
emojis on a smartphone. Do you see any
common symbols/images?
Comparing: Hieroglyphics to
Emojis/Emoticons
• What similarities are there between
the use of hieroglyphs and the way
we communicate today when we use
text messaging on our cell phones
or in email?
Test your knowledge!
• Try spelling your name using
hieroglyphics on the worksheet in the
box provided.
• With the person(s) next to you, work on
the Egyptian Hieroglyphics/Alphabet
Quiz handout..
Correct answers:
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1) C
2) B
3) C
4) B
5) C
6) B
7) B
8) C
9) C
10) B
ACTIVITY: Create Your Own
Hieroglyph Message
• In your assigned groups, create a 2 sentence
message using Egyptian hieroglyphs.
• DO NOT COPY SENTENCES FROM THE QUIZ.
• Write your message on a piece of butcher paper.
• Use the same symbols that would have been used
by the ancient Egyptians. You should use a
combination of the symbols for the words and then
words entirely spelt out with hieroglyphs.
• On the back of the poster, students should record
what the message actually says.
ACTIVITY: Create Your Own
Hieroglyph Message
• When you are finished, let me know and I will post
your message somewhere in the classroom.
• When every group is finished with their message,
we’ll begin a hieroglyphic gallery walk. You will go
around and try to translate the other messages
posted around the room.
Group Assignments:
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A: Erin, Sam, Jackson J.
B: Nathan, Rebecca, Jenna
C: Veer, Preston, Drew
D: Sofya, Srinidhi, Kirk
E: Trisha, Sydney, Chris
F:, Jade, Hita, Levi
G: Brenden, Kevin, Lithin
H: Tyra, Kelly, Alex, Jackson S.
Free-Response: Must be in
complete sentences!
• 1. Discuss the historical significance of hieroglyphs
as a form of communication and how you think this form
of communication helped the ancient Egyptian Empire to
become a superpower.
• 2. In today’s technologically advanced world, the use
of hieroglyphs or images to record history and send
messages from place to place seems ineffective and
cumbersome. But, we have seen a return to the use of
symbols/images to communicate (think emojis,
abbreviations of text), at least in informal settings.
Why do you think we have begun to use images/symbols
again as a form of communication?