Egyptian WritingGroup member: Lorraine Tang Christy Chan Carla Yeung Fiona LeungKathy Leung~Introduction~

The ancient EgyptiansBelieved Important to ancients record, communicate information About religion and governmentInvented written scripts Could be used to record information.

About Hieroglyphic.Used as a logogramMost frequently used common nounsAlways accompanied by a mute verticalFor e.g. is the meaning of sun is the meaning of house is the meaning of mountainThe most famous of all Egyptian scripts HieroglyphicAt least three other scripts for different purposesTo preserve the beliefs, history, ideas Ancient Egypts temple, tomb walls, papyrus scrolls

About Hieroglyphic.are written in rows or columnsfrom left to right or from right to left. the human or animal figures always face towards the beginning of the line I love you:

Paper the ancient Egyptian usedMade from the papyrus reed Before the Chinese are known to have invented a paper Paper was made from the papyrus reed, wch is a water or marsh plant, with tall straight hollow stemsThe Egyptian papermakers used reeds as the raw material and glued the finished sheets of paper

Symbols of our group members namesLorraine:Christy:Fiona:Kathy:Carla:1.Alphabetic signs 2. Syllabic signs 3. Word-signs 4. A determinative