EGYPTIAN

CIVILIZATION
EGYPTIAN CIVILIZATION

• It start around the year 3100 BC

• Many stories tell about the engineering feats of the Egyptians especially regarding the
infrastructure established by the pharaohs.
• More to it the Egyptians have contributed other practical things that the world now
considered essential.
 Paper or Papyrus
The papyrus plant is a plant
that grew abundant along the
Nile river in Egypt and was
collected for its stalk or stem,
whose central pith was cut
into thin strips, pressed
together, and dried to form a
smooth thin writing surface.
 Ink
When the Egyptians invented the
papyrus or the paper, engraving ceased
to be used in writing. As a result, the
Egyptians invented ink by combining
soot with different chemicals to
produce inks of different colors. The
ink must withstand the elements of
nature since it was used to record
history, culture, and codified laws. It
must also be tamper proof so that
people could not simply tinker with
those written down by authorities.
 Hieroglyphics
Egyptian hieroglyphs were the formal
writing system used in Ancient Egypt,
used for writing the Egyptian language.
Hieroglyphs combined logographic,
syllabic and alphabetic elements, with
some 1,000 distinct characters. Cursive
hieroglyphs were used for religious
literature on papyrus and wood.
 Cosmetics

Cosmetic Makeup was one

invention that Egyptians made.
They invented eye makeup in 4000
BCE to give them protection from
the sun and to imitate the
impressive look of the gods.
According to
discoveringegypt.com, “They
combined soot with a lead called
galena to make the ointment Kohl.
 Wig
In ancient Egypt, both males and females
wore wigs made either from human hair,
sheep’s wool or vegetable fibers,
depending upon their social status. There
were a number of benefits for Egyptians
from shaving their heads. First it was
more comfortable in the hot Egyptian
climate not to have hair.
 Water Clock/Clepsydra
A water clock or clepsydra is any
timepiece by which time is
measured by the regulated flow of
liquid into or out from a vessel, and
where the amount is then measured.
Invented to record time during
periods of no sunlight for sundials,
water clocks are one of the oldest
time-measuring instruments.