SOME EGYPTIAN INVENTIONS AND TRADITIONS

Ancient Egypt achieved a very high standard of productivity, organization, and sophistication.
They were the firsts to invent hydraulic cement. The Egyptians created their own alphabet and the decimal system, though it is unclear due to the margin of error in carbon-dating tests that don’t lead scientist to study this completely. They developed some basic math concepts as in algebra and geometry, they could use fractions, besides the four basic mathematical operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication and division), and they also compute the volumes of boxes and pyramids and calculate the surface area of rectangles, triangles, circles, and even spheres.

Traditional empiricism, as evidenced by the Edwin Smith and Ebers Papyry (circa 1600 BC), was first credited to Egypt, and the roots of the scientific method can also be traced back to the ancient Egyptians.

Archeologists have recently uncovered the remains of an ancient Egyptian glass factory. Glass-making is known to have been highly developed in ancient Egypt based on the glass beads, jars, figures, and ornaments discovered in the tombs.

Ancient Egyptian physicians were renowned for their healing skills. They protect and treat their patients using prayers, protective amulets, and medicines derived from natural resources. There were some advantages in getting remedies due to the fact that they were found in their houses or their own crops.

They used to bandage the wounds with raw meat, but this leads an almost certain infection produced by the germs of the meat and the lack of hygiene in the process. Honey was used to prevent the infection and opium was used to control and relieve pain. Garlic and onions were used regularly to promote good health and were thought to relieve asthma symptoms. Ancient Egypt surgeons in spite of stitching wounds, repaired broken bones and amputated diseased limbs. They recognized when the injuries were so serious that the only course of action was to wait until the death of the patient.

In conclusion, we can see that Egypt led us to some of the most important concepts in math that has been a help for architecture and engineering. Today we also use some natural products to heal and treat wounds. All of these inventions were a factor in creating today’s modern society.

Bibliography
· www.cofc.edu
Peter A. Piccione, Assistant Professor, Egyptologist, University of Charleston.