What splendid civilizations were there in ancient Egypt?

Ancient Egyptian script was founded 3500 years ago, which is a hieroglyph called the holy book. This kind of writing is one of the oldest human writing, and it is often engraved on tombs, monuments, temple walls or stones of ancient Egyptians, so it is called "sacred writing".

2. Paper

Around 2600 BC, the ancient Egyptians made the world's first papyrus. In addition to the discovery of paper, the ancient Egyptians were also the first people in the world to know how to use the stems of papyrus to make pens for writing, and to mix black soot and mucus with water to make ink.

3. The Sphinx

The pyramid is a huge triangular building made of big stones, which is the tomb of Pharaoh. Because the ancient Egyptians lived and farmed on both sides of the Nile, the pyramids were mainly built in desert areas.

During the 900 years from 2700- 1800 BC, it is estimated that the ancient Egyptians built more than 80 pyramids. The Great Pyramid was built from 2589 to 2566 BC. It is the largest pyramid and was built for Pharaoh Khufu.

4. Astronomy

Ancient Egypt had a considerable level of astronomical knowledge. They made a calendar by observing the movements of the sun and Alpha Canis, which is the Coptic calendar. The ancient Egyptians set a year as 365 days, 12 months a year, 30 days a month, and the remaining 5 days were festivals. The practice of using the solar calendar in ancient Egypt was the earliest in the world, and this calendar is similar to what we use today.

5. Mathematics

The mathematical symbol system in Egypt is not the carry system we use today, but a symbol represents a fixed value. When writing 5, they will write it with five symbols representing 1 Of course, there are certain rules in the arrangement. And when writing 1 1 1, they will use 1 to represent 65438.

6. Mummies

It refers to ancient Egyptian corpses that have been preserved for a long time. These bodies can be preserved for thousands of years because of special treatment. Most of the coffins are painted with beautiful wishes and spells, praying for the dead to pass through the barrier of yin and yang smoothly.