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==== media type="custom" key="8105834" width="476" height="476" align="center" Hieroglyphics Ancient Egyptians have more than 2,000 characters (Letters). All of the characters represent something important in Egypt. They can represent a sound or an image. Rosetta stone the meaning of the Egyptian symbols Egyptian hieroglyphic. The Rosetta stone found by Napoleonic soldiers in 1799 the stone is a stone slab of basalt. Found in July 1799 in the Egyptian village called Rosette. It is located in the western delta of the Nile. The stone is kept at the British Museum in London. Scribes had to learn more than 700 signs representing ideas and objects. Because the language was so complex young scribes almost always boys from wealthy or royal families. They would attend school for years to become skillful at this writing and reading. And the training was difficult. Boys as young as six or seven would practice writing on flat stones or broken pieces of clay pottery. Archaeologists have found many flat stones with texts of amusing animal tales. Students also had to learn mathematics so that a number of high level professions would be easy to them. http://www.greatscott.com/hiero/hiero_over.html ====



Map of Anceint Egypt The Five Main Components to a Pyramid Kings Chamber The king’s chamber has walls 7.3ft tall. The walls are made of pink granite. The blocks cover over 60 square meters. The blocks in the chamber were transported from Aswan. The Egyptians designed the chamber to withstand tons of pressure from the top. Grand Gallery The grand gallery leads to the king’s chamber. The hall is 49 meters long and is 11 meters tall. The walls are made of polished sandstone. The architecture was thought ones to be a ramp for giant stones. Shafts The shafts are thought to be for letting air into the pyramid. They extend about 146 meters out ward. It was also thought to allow the pharaohs spirit to reach the stars. The two other shafts are located in the queen’s chamber. Queen’s Chamber The Queen’s chamber is located below the Kings chamber. The Queen’s chamber is slightly smaller than the Kings. It was mostly made to hold the Queens body. The walls are made of smooth polished sandstone. Underground Chamber These are thought to be the oldest chambers in most pyramids. The chamber contains little air. The walls are made of sandstone blocks. The tunnel leading to it extends almost 100 meters. Why were the pyramids made? The pyramids were made for monument for the pharaoh. It was also built for a burial tomb for the King and Queen. It was also made to guard the treasures