Ancient Egypt The Egyptian civilization, one of

the earliest in the world, had great contributions to the development of art, religion, science and technology. The land of Egypt is blessed with natural gifts to draw inspiration from. It has materials that are conducive to science and technology and create various art forms.

Papyrus

The Papyrus

The stem of the papyrus was used by the ancient Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans to make sheets of paperlike writing material. The plant was also used to make sandals, boats, twine, and mats, while the roots were dried and used for fuel. The variety of papyrus shown here is native to Puerto Rico.

Contribution to Religion Pyramids

Pyramids

Their belief in life after death urged them to build the pyramids. The building of pyramids has a religious purpose than its architectural value. They built pyramids as resting places for the bodies for the bodies of their rulers after death.

Mummy

The ancient Egyptians are believed to be the first people to practice embalming, in which a dead body is artificially preserved to retard the decaying process. The Egyptians believed that it was necessary to preserve a body in order to allow the soul to survive. Ancient embalming methods included covering the dead body with carbonate of soda and injecting natural substances such as balsamic herbs into its cavities before wrapping the corpse with cloths, creating a mummy. Today embalmers use prepared chemical substances to preserve a body for funereal viewing and to prevent the spread of infection.

Hieroglyphics

Hieroglyphics

In ancient Egypt, scribes used hieroglyphs to record state documents and important historical events. Hieroglyphs with religious purposes also were painted on tomb walls and wooden coffins, such as these hieroglyphs from the tomb of Queen Amonherkhepsef, located in the Valley of the Queens.