Year 4 Ancient Egypt 1.5

Egyptian paintings/carvings tell us things about everyday life. What animal is the scribe inspecting in this picture?

The Egyptians were bad at math.

Hieroglyphics used pictures to represent different words, sounds, objects, actions, and ideas.

After the discovery of King Tut's tomb, Egyptian art and architecture became very popular.

How long did it take for Jean-Francois Champollion to translate hieroglyphics?

Alphabets from these languages were influenced by hieroglyphics

The discovery of this in 1799, helped scholars to understand hieroglyphics.

Ancient Egyptian writing is called...

What year was King Tut's Tomb discovered?

The Egyptians developed the modern calendar with 12 months of 30 days.