By: Nicholas Kohnhorst, jade schenzel, Riley Dillon, evan schultz,

Ryan brath

What was the purpose of scribe school?

• to teach children the Egyptian language starting at age 10.

• Imagine if we didn't have news people and news papers and other things that helps us remember important moments in history. That’s what scribes are for.

• They also did the census

What are the typical tool and materials that scribes used

• The tablets were made of wood or stone

• For paper they used papyrus

• They only used black and red ink

• The pens were sharpened reeds

What would a scribe schoolteacher mean when he said”A youngster's ear

• It means when a young student didn’t listen the teacher would smack him on the back

• The kids in scribe school were not treated nicely

Why were scribes important in Ancient Egypt

• They were important because they documented how many people lived there.

• They were also important because they documented the pharaohs achievements.

What are other important things that kids should know about scribes

• Scribes had to learn hieroglyphs

• There are over 700 hieroglyphics

• Papyrus is one of the many well know hieroglyphics

• Guess what movie this is from