Egyptians
The Ancient Egyptians have contributed much to the post Egyptian empires and modern day living. They contributed paper, written alphabet, plumbing, and burial practices, laws on morality, paper, and written history. With these contributions we have been able to carry on everyday life with more ease; than if we did not have them. The Egyptians contributed burial practices. Their ways of practicing burials was through mummification and embalming. After an important person (especially) had died, their body would go through a seventy-day process. During this time their vital organs would be removed from their body. These would include the brains, heart, stomach, intestinal tracts, and kidneys, after removal, they would be put into five different canonic jars with the heads of figures on the top and put with the sarcophagus or coffin in which the body would be placed after being
The Egyptians also contributed paper. They used papyrus (a reed-like plant found growing near river (the Nile) banks) to make paper. It was cut and processed to form sheets of paper. Still thin as today’s paper yet stiffer and more ruff on the edges (rustic like). They then had something else to write on besides walls. The Egyptians also contributed plumbing. It was not as advanced as today’s plumbing. They had pipes that led out from their houses. This made indoor bathing possible, running water possible (to a degree), and drinking more possible. It is a contribution that everybody would love to have and is thankful if they do have it. The Egyptians were then able to contribute written history more easily. With writing and paper they were able to keep tract of information. They were able to keep records of happenings, death, crimes, births, wars, etc. They
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