Ancient Lives: Daily Wonders

The idea it was made from

“Create a 2–3 minute educational cartoon video for secondary school students about life in ancient civilizations. Use colorful, friendly 2D cartoon characters and simple English. A young student travels back in time and meets people from different ancient civilizations. Show their daily lifestyle, clothing, writing, trading, science, religion, sports and achievements. The characters should talk naturally and explain what people used to do, what they could do, and what they had to do. Frequently…”

Scene by scene

Each scene’s picture was made from the prompt beside it.

1. 

   Scene 01

   Image prompt: Cartoon Olmec people in ancient clothing playing a ballgame on a stone court, hitting a large rubber ball with their hips and knees.

2. 

   Scene 02

   Image prompt: A cartoon Olmec ballplayer looking determined, preparing to strike a rubber ball with their knee, on a sunny day.

3. 

   Scene 03

   Image prompt: A cartoon ancient Egyptian scribe sitting cross-legged, holding a papyrus scroll and a reed pen, surrounded by hieroglyphic symbols.

4. 

   Scene 04

   Image prompt: A cartoon young Egyptian student looking intently at a papyrus scroll covered in hieroglyphs, with an older scribe guiding their hand.