here are some inventions and other things that we use lots that were created by the Egyptians.
1. Writing, ancient Egyptians write things in a very different way to us however we still use this all the time.
2. Papyrus sheets, this was the closest material to paper at the time other countries did not have it and instead used stone clay and other things.
3. Black ink, Ink is used all the time in things such as printers or pens but did you know they were made in ancient Egypt.
4. The ox-draw Plough, The ancient Egyptians where the first people to invent plowing to plough their farms.
5. The sickle, They also invented the sickle for farming to help them.
6. Irrigation, they may not have invented irrigators however they used canals to take water from the flooding Nile river to their farms.
7. They invented the calendar to tell when things were such as festivals.
8. they also invented clocks so they knew what time it was.
9. they even invented police to help look after and protect them when all of the other countries did not know every country has police.
10. They invented surgical inventions to help injured people and help fix their wounds.
11. They even invented wigs and cosmetic makeup.
12. We all know this one the Egyptians invented mummification for when people died there.
13. This might surprise you but did you know that they invented toothpaste.
They also invented many other thongs that we use today.
Levi
ReplyDeleteThat's a pretty amazing list .. toothpaste eh? Who knew!! Thanks for sharing that. Have you found 'inventions' from other cultures that would make interesting comparisons?