Warm-Up 11/21Warm-Up 11/21

Use maps of South America on Use maps of South America on p. R6 and R7……Find Brazilp. R6 and R7……Find Brazil

For each statement, write “T” for true or “F” for false. For each statement, write “T” for true or “F” for false. If it is false, rewrite the sentence so it is true.If it is false, rewrite the sentence so it is true.

1.1. Brazil is crossed by the equator and the Tropic of Brazil is crossed by the equator and the Tropic of CapricornCapricorn

2.2. The national capital is located in the Amazon The national capital is located in the Amazon BasinBasin

3.3. The Mato Grasso Plateau is located in eastern The Mato Grasso Plateau is located in eastern BrazilBrazil

Egyptian AchievementEgyptian Achievement

• What Egyptian writing is calledWhat 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 advancementsMedical advancements

System of WritingSystem of Writing Egyptians developed Egyptians developed

hieroglyphicshieroglyphics

ToolsTools PapyrusPapyrus Reed brush and inkReed brush and ink 600 picture-symbols600 picture-symbols

Very hard to understandVery hard to understand Can write up-down, left-right, Can write up-down, left-right,

or right-leftor right-left

Only sOnly scribes could cribes could read/writeread/write

Rosetta StoneRosetta Stone

C. 400 A.D. C. 400 A.D. hieroglyphics no hieroglyphics no longer used; meaning lostlonger used; meaning lost

1799 1799 French soldier comes French soldier comes across large stone…writing in 3 across large stone…writing in 3 languageslanguages

1822 1822 Jean Francois Jean Francois Champollion able to translate, Champollion able to translate, “breaking code” of hieroglyphics“breaking code” of hieroglyphics

TemplesTemples

TemplesTemples

TemplesTemples

SphinxesSphinxes

Obelisks at entranceObelisks at entrance

Columns for supportColumns for support

Detailed decorationsDetailed decorations

Tombs Tombs (Do Not Write in Notes)(Do Not Write in Notes)

MedicineMedicine Wrote first medical Wrote first medical

textbookstextbooks

Performed surgeryPerformed surgery

Had prostheticsHad prosthetics

Chamomile for upset Chamomile for upset stomachs and to help stomachs and to help sleepsleep Still used todayStill used today

ArtArt

Upper body Upper body straight out; straight out; legs/head to sidelegs/head to side

Importance of Importance of person determined person determined sizesize

Exit SlipExit Slip

1.1. What impresses you the most about What impresses you the most about Ancient Egypt? Ancient Egypt? Write 3-5 sentencesWrite 3-5 sentences

2.2. How do you feel about Britain having the How do you feel about Britain having the Rosetta Stone? Rosetta Stone? Write at least 3 Write at least 3 sentences.sentences.