Ancient World (about 3000BC-476AD)
13 The Technological Advancements of Egypt
Egypt's Innovations
Jack Bushey
The technological advancements of egypt
Introduction
The people of Ancient Egypt were able to develop and innovate new techniques and tools that were very advanced for their time which helped the civilization thrive.
STS
Ancient Egypt is a perfect example of STS in the ancient world. The Egyptians were able to build some of the most advanced structures ever seen on this planet and able to innovate in ways to make their society thrive. The first big innovation was their writing system, hieroglyphics. They were one of the first societies to develop a language and be able to write it down, using ink, another one of their inventions. Hieroglyphics helped them communicate with each other and also helped preserve their history. The Egyptians were also the first to use mathematics and geometry, which helped them plan and architect their cities and structures. Some of their most advanced structures like the pyramids and temples came from their ability to engineer with mathematics. This also led to their inventions of the ramp and lever which helped them build their great cities. They also invented the plow which increased the efficiency of farming. The people of Ancient Egypt were able to develop and innovate new techniques and tools that were very advanced for their time which helped the civilization thrive.
Missing voices
Unlike other ancient civilizations, women in Egypt had much more rights. Women were able to own and sell property, have businesses, and divorce and remarry. Although, lots of their hard work was still discredited and overshadowed by men. Even though women made up half of the population, there were not many biographies written about women. The main concern about these missing voices is that many of the information comes from several years after the peak of ancient Egypt. Not many records were held about women or even the role of women in society so it is hard to know what is true and what is not.
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