2 Questions!

Short Answer A:  Name and describe three technological innovations or inventions of the ancient Egyptians.
The ancient Egyptians invented some things that are still used today. One invention was the sailboat, which they used for traveling up and the Nile. They also invented the calendar. They made it with 365 days, which is what we still use today, to make a better sense of the seasonal events. Lastly, one other invention the Egyptians came up with was hieroglyphs. This was the very first writing form that started in 3100BC and was made up of small pictures.

 

Short Answer B:  Describe three important features of the Egyptian pyramids.

A very interesting and important feature that the Egyptian pyramids had was that they were covered in marble. Inside the pyramids there were stone sculptures and interior paintings that depicted humans and gods in series of regulated poses often in profile without perspective, but were highly effective. One pyramid that we looked at closely in class was The Great Sphinx of Giza. One very cool feature was that it had a recumbent lion with a human's head. The Great Sphinx of Giza is the oldest monumental statue in the world.