Contributions Of Ancient Egypt

Want to read the rest of this paper? Join Essayworld today to view this entire essay and over 50,000 other term papers

of writing known as hieroglyphics. Hieroglyphics was a style of writing which incorporated the three characters of pictographic, syllabic, and alphabetic. Both pictographic and syllabic characters were primarily established within Sumerian cuneiform. It was later that the Egyptians combined the Sumerian cuneiform along with an alphabetic system all into one that became the rough foundation for what is now known as the modern day alphabet. Although the Egyptians were but a step away form establishing a complete alphabet by separating the alphabetic system from the syllabic into 24 symbols they were to become ingenious for their advancement from the unrefined system of their predecessors. The hieroglyphics are the basis for which all civilized alphabetic systems are founded upon. Once a form of writing had been established it was necessary to uncover all means of keeping their scripts and scrolls. The Egyptians needed something not only light and readily available to write ...

Get instant access to over 50,000 essays. Write better papers. Get better grades. Already a member? Login

purpose of civil engineering. They used the elements of geometry and trigonometry to enable them to calculate the volumes and areas of triangles and cylinders in order to create some of the greatest architectural achievements of their time and ours. The Egyptians were the first to find the formula for the circumference of a circle now know as "pi". This knowledge added to their architectural capabilities and aided them in the construction of such mysteries as the Pyramids.
From the remarkable pyramids of the Egyptian civilization to the towering skyscrapers of New York, the Egyptian's applications of mathematics helped them in another of their great contributions, that of architectural ...

Succeed in your coursework without stepping into a library. Get access to a growing library of notes, book reports, and research papers in 2 minutes or less.

CITE THIS PAGE: