what according to you was the biggest contribution of the ancient Egyptian to the modern world ? explain why you think so
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The contribution of Egypt to the world civilization is noteworthy. The method of writing, literature, art, architecture, religion, science of the Egyptians had compelled the people of the world to raise their eyebrows.
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Literature:
The ancient Egyptians had created immortal literature. They composed literature concerning astrology, metallurgy, weaving and cooking. Besides, they also reflected legends, adventures, thrilling experiences, religious thought etc. in their literature. Among their prose writings, ‘The tale of two brothers’, ‘The tale of Sinuhi’, ‘The legend of the doomed prince’ and ‘The story of the ship-wrecked Sailor’ were very famous. Their religious literature contained books like ‘The Pyramid Text’, ‘The Coffin Text’, ‘The Book of the dead’, ‘A dialogue between the disgusted Man and his soul’, ‘The Maxims of Ptahotep’ and ‘Hymn to Aton’ (written by Akhnaton).
Science: Calendar:
The ancient Egyptians were very good astronomers of their time. Looking at the cloudless clear blue sky, they could predict about the solar and lunar eclipse, flood in the river Nile, time of sowing seeds etc. They could also know about the movement of Planets and Stars. They had prepared a ‘Calendar’.
They divided a year into 360 days and 12 months, each month consisting of 30 days. Each day was divided into 24 hours or two parts and each part consisting of 12 hours. At the end of every year, they added 5 days more only to be spent in feast and merrymaking. Julius Caesor had adopted this Calendar Pope Gregory XIII adopted this calendar with a little modification. The Egyptian Calendar is the first recorded event of human history.
Mathematics and Geometry:
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