Writing
Egyptians carved pictures on tombs,
monuments and
temple walls. We call this kind of picture writing
"Hieroglyphics" or "Holy carvings".
Inventions
Egyptians invented the plough and the shaduf
to
improve farming.
Egyptians also made the world"s first
paper.
They used a water reed called papyrus.They
used reed stems to make pens, and water mixed
with soot and vegetablegum to make ink.
Egyptians invented water clocks and sundials
to
tell the time.
Egyptians were the first people to use the
palm and
the forearm to measure distance.
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