How Did Egypt Build Their Civilization
The Egyptians created many tools to help them build their civilization from nothing. They invented and used many basic machines like the ramp and the lever to help aid them during construction processes. Egyptians first started out with dissecting bodies because there was no religious proscription against dissecting a human body. So it allowed doctors to understand how the human body functioned which resulted in better treatments for diseases. The Kahun Papyrus was the first record made in 1800 BC about women’s health issues and contraception. Some things they practiced to stay healthy was bathing to prevent illness, shaving off head and body hair, and having a diet that didn't involve unclean animals. They believed most illnesses were caused from an angry god or evil spirit. Paper was made from the papyrus plant and was used for important documents and religious texts. The Leyden Papyrus X is a papyrus codex that was written in Greek during 250 A.D. It contains alchemical texts that give instructions on how to make dyes and alloys that can be made to look like gold and it also mentions Moses as an alchemist . The Leyden Papyrus X contains 10
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It also contains details of the manufacturing of textiles, and how to make gold and silver inks. The Egyptians kept the process to make papyrus sheets secret so they could sell the parchment to other civilizations such as Ancient Greece. Some say the “Dendera light” was created and exists on the left wall of the right wing in one of the crypts of the hathor temple. Engineers have constructed a working model based on their interpretation of a relief found in the Hathor temple at the Dendera Temple complex. The walls of the temple are decorated with human figures next to bulb-like objects reminiscent of oversized light bulbs. Inside these "bulbs" are snakes in wavy
It also contains details of the manufacturing of textiles, and how to make gold and silver inks. The Egyptians kept the process to make papyrus sheets secret so they could sell the parchment to other civilizations such as Ancient Greece. Some say the “Dendera light” was created and exists on the left wall of the right wing in one of the crypts of the hathor temple. Engineers have constructed a working model based on their interpretation of a relief found in the Hathor temple at the Dendera Temple complex. The walls of the temple are decorated with human figures next to bulb-like objects reminiscent of oversized light bulbs. Inside these "bulbs" are snakes in wavy