Saturday, February 21, 2015

Egyptian Inventions


1) One invention the Egyptians created was hieroglyphs and it was their first type of writing. They also created mathematical problems and numbers after hieroglyphs came along.

2) Another invention that is still famous and popular even today was the pyramids. The pyramids were built in the time span of 2589 and 2504 BC. They were built because they were tombs for the pharaohs and queens.

3) Another invention that is very useful today that the Egyptians invented was the calendar. The calendar helps us know what day it is and organize things when we have plans. The calendar also tells you the holidays and other information on the days in the year.

4) Another weird invention that I discovered was the Egyptians invented the first type of breath mints. They always had to deal with poor dental health because they didn't have dentists or oral surgeons. These first mints were a combination of frankincense, myrrh, and cinnamon boiled with honey.

5) Egyptians also invented the plow. Even though historians were never sure where the plow came from or who invented it, evidence suggests that Sumerians and Egyptians were the first two societies that used the plow around 4000 BC.

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