STS in Ancient Times(BRONZE AGE: EGYPT)

EGYPTAncient Egypt was an ancient civilization in eastern North Africa, concentrated along the lower reaches of the Nile River in what is now the modern nation of Egypt.

Language and Writing

Egyptian hieroglyphs ("sacred carving) Papyrus and wood

Organized IrrigationShaduf Canals Channels Dykes Weirs (Lowhead Dam) Reservoirs

Egyptian agriculture depended heavily on irrigation.

Organized Irrigation

Shaduf

Organized IrrigationNilometer are devices that measure the water levels in the River Nile and thus allowing the keeping of comparative historic records.

Organized Irrigation

Architecture

Great Pyramid of Giza (Khufu's Pyramid, Pyramid of Khufu, and Pyramid of Cheops)

Architecture

Pyramid of Khafre

Architecture

Pyramid of Menkaure

Achitecture

Great Sphinx of Giza

ArchitectureThe Karnak temple complex, universally known only as Karnak, describes a vast conglomeration of ruined temples, chapels, pylons and other buildings

Architecture

Luxor Temple

Architecture

Mastaba

ArchitectureAn obelisk is a tall, narrow, four-sided, tapering monument which ends in a pyramid like shape at the top.

Architecture Due to the scarcity of lumber, the two predominant building materials used in ancient Egypt were sunbaked mud brick and stone, mainly limestone.

Faience and GlassEven before, the ancient Egyptians had developed a glassy material known as faience, which they treated as a type of articial semi-precious stone.

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