1. Sun Clocks- The moving shadows of the sun helped determine the hours of the day. Their moving shadows formed a sundial, and they started using this around 1500 BC. This is an important invention for the Egyptians, to know the time of day it is.
2. Calendar- Egyptians used the solar system to help with the invention of the calendar. Their calendar was like our modern day calendar, but they made a Leap year calendar. This calender would add one day every four years. The calendar was important for Egyptians to know what day it is and when the Nile River would flood.
3. Ox Drawn Plow- Egyptians used plows to help farm quicker. The animals would have these plows attached to them, and would pull the plow. This was important because they could produce more food faster than by hand-working.
4. Hieroglyphics- Egyptians would use this, a writing system using symbols. In the hieroglyphic alphabet, each symbol would stand for a letter. This was important to communicate with others and without this, we wouldn't have letters or numbers.
5. Pyramids- They would built tall pyramids for the Pharaoh. Most of these were built as tombs, and would take the Pharaoh's whole reign to build. This was important to show how important the Pharaohs were to the Egyptians.
No comments:
Post a Comment