Warm-Up 11/21 Use maps of South America on p. R6 and R7……Find Brazil For each statement, write “T” for true or “F” for false. If it is false, rewrite the sentence so it is true. 1. Brazil is crossed by the equator and the Tropic of Capricorn 2. The national capital is located in the Amazon Basin 3. The Mato Grasso Plateau is located in eastern Brazil

Egyptian Achievement What Egyptian writing is called What Egyptian writing is called What did Egyptians write on? What did Egyptians write on? What did Jean Francois Champollion do? What did Jean Francois Champollion do? Medical advancements Medical advancements

System of Writing  Egyptians developed hieroglyphics  Tools  Papyrus  Reed brush and ink  600 picture-symbols  Very hard to understand  Can write up-down, left-right, or right-left  Only scribes could read/write

Rosetta Stone  C. 400 A.D.  hieroglyphics no longer used; meaning lost  1799  French soldier comes across large stone…writing in 3 languages  1822  Jean Francois Champollion able to translate, “breaking code” of hieroglyphics

Temples

Temples

Temples  Sphinxes  Obelisks at entrance  Columns for support  Detailed decorations

Tombs (Do Not Write in Notes)

Medicine  Wrote first medical textbooks  Performed surgery  Had prosthetics  Chamomile for upset stomachs and to help sleep  Still used today

Art  Upper body straight out; legs/head to side  Importance of person determined size

Exit Slip 1. What impresses you the most about Ancient Egypt? Write 3-5 sentences 2. How do you feel about Britain having the Rosetta Stone? Write at least 3 sentences.