Hieroglyphs and Papyrus
History · Ancient Egypt · conceptual
Know that the ancient Egyptians used a special writing system called hieroglyphs — pictures and symbols that stood for sounds and words — and that they wrote on a paper-like material called papyrus, which was made from a plant that grew along the Nile
What mastery looks like
- Describe hieroglyphs as a writing system that uses pictures and symbols
- Explain that papyrus was a material like paper made from a river plant
- Understand that only specially trained people called scribes could read and write hieroglyphs
Check your understanding
If Hieroglyphs and Papyrus sees hieroglyphs on a museum artefact, can they tell you what they are and explain that the Egyptians wrote on a special paper called papyrus?
Prerequisites
Required first
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