Pictograph
Cuneiform
Hieroglyphics
On the top of the first flap, write
the word
Pictograph
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• Pictographs were used before writing was
invented to label goods for trade.
• Pictographs are symbols or pictures that
represent a word.
1. Pictographs are _____________________
2. Used for ___________________________
3. Give an example of a pictograph,
including the meaning
On the top of the second
flap, write the word
Cuneiform
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Don’t forget to cut the top flaps ONLY, not the bottom flaps
• First form of writing
• Developed in Sumer (Mesopotamia)
• Written on clay tablets with a wedgeshaped stylus
• Writing began in Mesopotamia to keep
records of business transactions and to
label products.
• Writing helped people record their own
history, literature, trade records, and even
everyday activities.
Underneath the Cuneiform
flap, fill in the blanks
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 Cuneiform is ________________________
 Used for ____________________________
 Written on ___________________________
 Used in ______________________________ (where)
Don’t forget to cut the top flaps ONLY, not
the bottom flaps
• Formal writing system used in Ancient
Egypt
• Written on papyrus scrolls
• Mostly found in tombs and temples
Hieroglyphics
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 Written in any direction!!
 Over _200_ symbols!
 Stand for syllables, sounds, and words
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Rosetta Stone
By decoding the Rosetta Stone, we were
finally able to understand
hieroglyphics!
Underneath the Hieroglyphics
flap, fill in the blanks
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 Hieroglyphics is ________________________
 Used for ____________________________
 Written on ___________________________
 Used in ______________________________ (where)
Cartouche
 Cartouche: An oval
with the person’s name
written on it.
 Originally on king or
queen’s coffin, then on
everybody’s
 Why would the
Egyptians have made
these and placed them
in coffins?
 They believed it
helped your soul find
your body in the
afterlife
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1) Write your own name in
hieroglyphics on a sheet of
paper
2) Write your pharaoh's name on
a cartouche so he/she can go
to the afterlife
3) Write down a secret message
in hieroglyphics to a partner.
4) Switch messages with your
partner and decode the
message.
Check to make sure your flip book is
completed before moving on to the
MAY DO’S