How Did Egypt Contribute To Civilization

Egypt’s Contributions to History
Throughout history, there were many great and everlasting civilizations. There was Ancient Greece with its advancements with math and science, or Ancient China with the invention of paper and uses for gunpowder, or countless other civilizations. But there is one who is at the top, Ancient Egypt. The Egyptian empire was one of the longest lasting empires in the world; lasting for over 3000 years. The Egyptians made great progress in the field of architecture, as well as math. They also had very advanced medical technology and procedures. By far Egypt had one of the biggest contribution to history.

The Egyptian were very ahead of their time when it comes to architecture. For example, they built the widely known Great Pyramids of Giza, which are also one of the seven wonders of the world. With no machines do work, they somehow built megaliths hundreds of feet high out of solid sandstone, including the Sphinx. These measurements used to balance and support these structures had to be very precisely and accurate. The architects of the time had to be very skilled. They developed the

technology of using ropes and weights to hoist the stones up to build large structures. They also made ramps out of sand to bring the stone to the top of the structures. After why is they were done, they would slowly level the sand back to its normal position. The Egyptians largest structures they made was the Great Pyramid. The pyramid was 481 feet tall by 775 feet long and was made out of sandstone, granite, and limestone. It was one of the largest ancient structures ever built.

Egyptians were so advanced in math that we still use some of their practices today. The Egyptians were the first to fully develop the base 10 number system, as early as 2700 BC. They used a system similar to Roman numerals. As well as developing the base ten system the Egyptians were also the first ones to use multiplication and division. They've used their understanding of division to also develop fractions. While using fractions they created the first geometric series; came from dividing 1 by 2, then 4, then 8 etc. They also calculated the area of a circle using a square for reference which came very close to pi. As well as this the Egyptians also found the golden rectangle ratio in their pyramids. The blocks used to construct the pyramids were the exact golden rectangle. Egypt made great advancements in math.

If you had to be sick during ancient times, the best place to be sick is ancient Egypt.

The biggest contribution that Egyptians made to the modern world is medicine. The Egyptians discovered many medical practices that we use today. Egyptians used both mental and physical medicines. If someone was sick or poisoned they would have a ritual to rid the evil from their body. They would also use many herbs to cure their disease which actually worked. For example they knew about the health benefits of the onions or garlic. The Egyptians were also the first people to know about diet and nutrition. They understood the food groups and knew how much of one you should have. Their surgical technology was advanced as well. They had flint blades sharper than steel and used hot blades to cauterize wounds. They helped greatly to get medical technology where it is

today.

In conclusion, Ancient Egypt was very important to history and the modern world. They made advancements in Architecture like the pyramids. They developed math like multiplication and fractions. Lastly they improved medical studies and practices. There were many ancient civilizations, but Egypt had the most influence on the modern world.