Egyptian Innovations, Science and Technology

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Egyptian Innovations, Science and Technology

• By Matt, Norman, Evan

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Technology

• The most famous form of Egyptian technology are
  the pyramids.
• The truth about how they are built are still
  unknown.
• Built Over 4000 years ago and still stands today.

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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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Egyptian Innovations

• The Egyptians were very innovated with there
  creations.
• They created inventions that we still use today
  very frequently.
• Some inventions were fishing hooks, paper, ink
  (black), and sails.
• The innovations of the Egyptians were essential
  to their way of life, for example since they
  lived on the Nile the sailboat was essential to
  travel and trade.
• They also created to innovations that have
  changed our lives totally.
• The Horus Eye Fraction System
• Hieroglyphics, an ancient writing

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Horus Eye Fraction System

• This is an ancient Egyptian way of doing math.
• They took the Horus Eye divided it into fractions
  and that is now they did some math.
• They used this system to measure fractions of
  Grain.
• Math was used to solve problems, like how many
  bricks were used in a house or the heights of
  pyramid buildings.

  1 / 8
1 / 32
1 / 2
1 / 64
1 / 4
1 / 16
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Hieroglyphics

• This is an Ancient form of writing created by the
  Egyptians
• They use symbols to represent words
• The Rosetta Stone is an ancient artifact that
  helps us decode these meanings and understand
  about the Hieroglyphics
• Here are some examples

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Science

• The ancient Egyptians were amazing Scientists
• They created many Inventions using alchemy,
  metallurgy and astronomy or even glass making

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Metallurgy

• Metallurgy was a huge business in egypt and was
  great for trade and economy
• 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
• They also used similar techniques to make glass,
  which was very important in daily life

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Astronomy

• Astronomy was also huge for Egypt based on their
  religion as many of their gods were seen through
  constellations and many others through
  astronomical bodies
• The horizon had a large significance with many
  Deities like Horus, osiris and Re
• The egyptian Astronomers were actually priests
  recognized that the nile flooded on the summer
  solstice Which was when the great star Sirius
  rose in front of the sun
• They interpreted this information and predicted
  the flood
• This later evolved into the 12 month 30 day year,
  which is known as the sothic cycle

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Alchemy

• The great king Hermes is thought to be the
  founder of alchemy, and his famous emerald
  tablet is said to be the primary document of
  Alchemy and was found buried with him
• This is a scientific technology which questions
  reality mentally, physically, and spiritually
• It is said that encoded on the Emerald Tablet is
  a mysterious formula with comprehensive steps to
  achieve personal transformation and even
  accelerate the evolution of our species
• Famous alchemists include Newton, pLato, and
  Thebes which have all theorized about the Emerald
  Tablet