Friday, February 14, 2014

Cyber Day Assignment 2

Short Answer A: Name and describe three technological innovations or inventions and the Ancient Egyptians.

One of the main technological advancements that the Egyptians came up with was hieroglyphs. These were basically symbols which is how we know so much about the Egyptians and not as much about the other civilizations. Another form of writing they had, which was really another technological intention was papyrus. This was pretty much the paper that they used to right on. The last invention would be shipbuilding, like the sail boats they use. They used these to ships to ride back up to the Nile after they sail down to the bottom. 

Short Answer B: Describe three important features of the Egyptian pyramids. 

The pyramids are very unique and different. They were built by blocks that the slaves carved and each block took a long time to make it just right. Another thing, is that the burial chamber where they had the Pharaoh, was filled with riches and treasure. The last thing is the hieroglyphics that were painted all over the walls of the chambers. The pyramids are huge with many different rooms and chambers.  

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