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Egypt 's Influence On The World 's Everyday Life

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When you think of Egypt most people think of the pyramids hieroglyphics and camels, not realizing that Egypt has made many contributions to the world’s everyday life. The People of Egypt have invented and created things in the art spectrum to the way a government is set up, to how we grow our crops and all of our mannerisms. For example without Egyptians I wouldn’t have been able to print this assignment out unless they did not invent ink and paper. We would not be able to keep track of dates and hours and minutes due to the fact that they invented the clock and the calendar. One thing we can blame them for but not take it on a personal account is that they invented geometry. Egyptians where the first to have a structured centralized government. Also they were the first to have primary and secondary education. There are everyday items that we use all the time that we never think to attribute to the people of Egypt. This morning while drinking out of your glass coffee mug, you read the newspaper while checking the date and time realizing that you were about to be late for work, so you got up from the chair you were sitting in to go get dressed up and you went out into the world to get to work. Now think about that scenario. The glass mug, the ink and paper from the newspaper, the date and time, the way you dress and the chair as well as the society you went into were the contributions of Egypt. Glassmaking was consider a trade and an art form and took years to master. they

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