Egyptian writing!✨

Question 1

What did ancient Egyptians use to write?

Answer 1

Ancient Egyptian’s used hieroglyphics.

Question 2

What is a hieroglyphic?

Answer 2

A hieroglyphic is a drawing or symbol that represents a word or a sound.

Question 3

What was special about scribes that made them valued?

Answer 3

Scribes were valued as they were the only people who knew how to write.

Question 4

which ability helped Egypt and how.

Answer 4

With writing, Egyptian’s could share and preserve knowledge. this ability made its complex civilization and advanced Technology possible

Question 5

What material did the ancient Egyptians develop that was very similar to paper

Answer 5

In ancient Egypt, a material very similar to paper was invented called papyrus. our word paper comes from the word papyrus.

Question 6

What was papyrus similar to and what was it made from?

Answer 6

Papyrus was very similar to paper, and it was made from the papyrus reef which grew along the Nile.

Question 7

Write did scribes write with and on what?

Answer 7

Scribes wrote on papyrus sheets with ink.

Question 8

How was Egyptian writing different form how the Sumerians wrote?

Answer 8

Egypt
-They wrote on papyrus sheets with ink
-This was easier to do and transport
Sumerians
-They pressed letters into wet clay
-This was much harder to do and transport.

Question 9

What other quality did they have?

Answer 9

Papyrus sheets could last a very long time in the dry environment of Egypt.

Question 10

What written on papyrus has still survived today?

Answer 10

Many documents written on papyrus, such as medical books, stories, calendars, poems, and prayers have still survived till today.

Question 11

How do written records give us more info then wall paintings?

Answer 11

Wall paintings may show us how Egyptian’s lived, but written records give us fuller sense of what was going on their hearts and minds.