5 amazing ancient Egyptian inventions
Posted by staff / February 16, 2011
There may be no greater tribute to a society’s ingenuity and vision than the Great Pyramid of Egypt. Originally standing 481 feet (147 meters) tall, the Great Pyramid towers over monuments like the Statue of Liberty and Big Ben. And the pyramids aren’t all.
Over the thousands of years that ancient Egyptians thrived, they ushered in perhaps the most advanced civilization the world had ever known, and many of the fixtures of their society are still commonplace. As you’ll see in this list of amazing Egyptian inventions, their creations changed everything from fashion to agriculture so drastically that we still see their influence today.
- Eye Makeup: Since Egyptians first invented eye makeup as far back as 4000 B.C., it’s never gone out of style.
- Written Language: The Egyptian writing system began with pictograms, the first of which date back to 6000 B.C.
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