Ancient Egypt: Influences of Ancient Cultures On Modern Day Society

By: Brittney Bell

Ancient Egypt

• Formed 3000 B.C. in North Eastern Africa

• Located on the Nile River and the surrounding desserts

• Center for farming and agricultural trade

• Organized structured authoritarian government

• Society and culture greatly influenced on modern day life

Egyptian Culture

The landmarks of humankinds first civilizations would result in supplies traded

Different ways Egyptian people used to treat sick people such as different medicines and remedies the Egyptians used. Jewelers made beautiful pieces of jewelry to sell to the people and kingdom. Also communication such as writing to better keep track of different document, and to keep up with dates and price goods.

These steps are an advancement of man and all of these different things are still used today upholding their importance.

Influences on modern day culture

Medical

Jewelry

Greek Numbers

Beginnings of Medicine

Started at the Nile shores of Mediterranean.

Medical documents describing trauma surgery and the diagnoses and treatment of injuries

Evidence of Denistry including the creation and use of false teeth

Medicine was not magic but science: “ observation , Diagnosis, and Treatment.”(serageldin,1)

The greatest tradition of ancient Egyptian Medicine was maintained for Millennia.(serageldin,1)

Beginnings of Medicine Alexandrian Medicine 228-300 CE

A famous medical school was established in old Alexandria during the third century BCE.(serageldin,7)

Anatomy was particularly advanced due to the possibility of dissecting humans.

The most important Alexandrian physicians were Herophilus and erasistratus.(serageldin,7)

Master Jewelers

Beautiful gemstones artifacts span the history of ancient Egypt.

Little is known for the working practices of the Egyptian gem workers.

Copper and bronze chisels can only effectively cut soft stones without causing damage to the tool.(whytock,44)

Master Jewelers Whilst some of todays gemstone workers (lapidaries) rub stones back and forth against a rough surface to create a shape, most abrade gemstone material against a wheel. (Whytock,44)

The wheel has a number of advantages, object can be produced in hours, gives a superior finish and finer polish

Fine dust created as a by –product of Wheel-working can be used for polishing objects. (Whytock,44)

Numbers are represented in Greek classical inscriptions I two different ways such as acrophonic and Greek alphabetic system.

Acrophonic is named because the signs to represent five and multiples of 10 are taken from the first letters of the appropriate Greek numeral. (chrisomalis,485)

Egyptian numerical system used by the

Greeks.

Egyptian numerical system used by the

Greeks.• Three distinct numeral notations

systems were used in ancient Egypt: the hieroglyphic, the hieratic and demotic. (chrisomalis,489)

• The middle kingdom groups of sign became condensed into single ciphers, so that the hieroglyphic for 300 was in old kingdom hieratic but in middle kingdom and later hieratic.(chrisomalis,489)

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Whytock, Andrea. "Revealing The Secrets Of Egypt's Master Jewellers." Ancient Egypt Magazine 15.1 (2014): 44-49. History Reference Center. Web. 17 Mar. 2015.

Chrisomalis, Stephen. "The Egyptian Origin Of The Greek Alphabetic Numerals." Antiquity 77.297 (2003): 485-496. Religion and Philosophy Collection. Web. 17 Mar. 2015.

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