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**Step 7:** Watch the video to learn about the development of paper in Ancient Egypt and how it became a useful resource. media type="youtube" key="1D_Fa2zhWBY?hl=en" width="484" height="385" align="center"

 Describe the Ancient Egyptian way of making paper below, Submit your answer when you have finished.

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[|YouTube Resource] (Edited by Kathryn Leeuwen)

**Step 8**: Listen to the audio explaining what Hieroglyphics are and who used this system of writing in Ancient Egypt.Using the Egyptian alphabet, write your name on the attachment titled "My Name in Hieroglyphics." media type="file" key="hieroglyphics music.m4a" width="300" height="50" align="center"





**Step 9:** Fill in your vocabulary sheet with the two vocabulary words listed below. =Vocabulary = ====(You will need your vocabulary sheet) ==== ==== **__Hieroglyphics:__** ﻿ A system of writing developed by the Ancient Egyptians that was made up of hundreds of picture symbols. ====

==== ﻿**__Papyrus:__** ﻿ A reed plant that grew along the shores of the Nile River. It was considered a useful resource to make baskets, sandals, river rafts and paper. ====