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Egyptian Advancements

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A System of Writing

  • PAPYRUS - The earliest form of paper
  • Made from the papyrus reed that grew in the Nile
  • The reeds would be criss-crossed and pounded down to a paper-like thickness.

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A System of Writing

  • This Egyptian “alphabet” was made up of about 800 picture-symbols called HIEROGLYPHS.
  • The word HEIROGLYPHICS means “sacred writing”
  • Developed to keep track of government records, taxes, and history
  • The Egyptians considered HIEROGLYPHS sacred and believed that they conveyed the words of the gods.

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Egyptian Math

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1

10

100

1000

10,000

100,000

1,000,000

What number is this?

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The Rosetta Stone

  • The Rosetta Stone is an ancient artifact that helps us decode the past and understand Hieroglyphics
  • The inscriptions are written on the stone three times, once in hieroglyphic, once in hieratic, and once in Greek.

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Egyptian Irrigation Technology�the Shadoof

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The Pyramids

  • The pyramids of Giza are one of the 7 wonders of the world.
  • Consisted of over 2.6 million blocks.
  • The Tomb Of King Khufu.

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The Clock

  • Egyptians had 2 methods of telling time.
  • Water Clock.
  • Sundial.

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The Calendar

  • Egyptians made the first 365 day Calendar.
  • Slightly different from our calendar today.

 Calendar

Ancient Egypt

Modern Day

Days per week

10

7

Weeks per month

3

4 or 5

Months per season

4

3

Seasons per year

3

4

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Metallurgy

  • The Egyptians figured out how to extract copper, iron, bronze from mines and many others but their greatest was gold
  • Mines supplied thousands of jobs for the people and gods were created based on the metals
  • These metals were then melted down and put into casts to create the many figurines and extravagant gold creations that they are known for