Tuesday, February 4, 2020

Egyptian science and math

We continued onward with Egypt today, moving away from their theology and on to their sciences and math.  the Egyptian astronomers made a 12 month, a 365-day calendar that was only about 6 hours off of our modern-day calendar.  this calendar helped them to better track the seasonal changes that occurred around them.  the Egyptians also had a rich knowledge of the human body which allowed them to produce cures for common diseases or medical problems.  Due to their location water travel was the easiest mode of travel.  The Egyptians created wooden sailboats to make this travel easier.  The Egyptians also used their math and theology combined to create the massive stone tombs that they are known for called pyramids. They could also construct massive temples to honor their gods.  The temple of Amon at Karnak is the largest building used for religion in the world.  it was also constructed from massive stone blocks.

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