egyptian language and pyramids
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Egyptian Language and Pyramids
Do NowTake out your hieroglyphic drawings and
share what you have written.
Written LanguageHieroglyphic means “holy writing”More than 700 symbolsOriginally used for religion, then to record
things such as royal ceremonies, tax collecting, and even the depth of the Nile
Hieroglyphics were translated using the Rosetta Stone
Hieroglyphics
Papyrus
Rosetta Stone
PyramidsThe Old Kingdom is known as the “Age of the
pyramids”King Zoser was the first king to be buried in a
pyramidBuried in famous step pyramid at SaqqaraBest known is the Great Pyramid at Giza,
built for King Khufu
King Zoser Step Pyramid
King Khufu Great Pyramid of Giza
King Khafre
King Khafre
SphinxPyramids at Giza
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