6th Grade Social Studies March 2014 Vol 1 | Page 2

-Jennifer Zujkowski
Think about all of the
accomplishments the Ancient Egyptians
left behind. Most are still used today.
There are more than 80 pyramids that
are still used and standing today. We
also use things the Ancient Egyptians
first invented like the calendar, which
was based off the seasons of the Nile.
The Ancient Egyptians left behind many
technology accomplishments, and many
are still useful today.
One major accomplishment the
Ancient Egyptians established were the
pyramids. Pyramids, Ancient Egyptian
tombs, are about 5,000 years old and
were built to protect the bodies of
pharaohs after their death. The pharaohs
wanted their bodies to last forever and to
always be remembered. Every pyramid
would honor one pharaoh. Pyramids are
the oldest buildings in the world. The
pyramids
were
one
of
the
accomplishments left behind by the
Ancient Egyptians.
Other inventions left behind by
the Ancient Egyptians included the
plow, clock, and medicines. They made
farming tools to help work with rich soil
left behind after the Nile’s floods,
invented the calendar based on yearly
cycles of the Nile river, created
irrigation systems to spread water from
the river, and made boats to transport
things down rivers. They also invented
the first writing system, hieroglyphics.
Many of these inventions are still used
today.

One
other
invention
the
Egyptians created were weapons. Even
though there were few wars in Ancient
Egypt, Egyptians still made weapons
made of wood used to protect
themselves. Overtime, they learned to
make powerful weapons made from
bronze, which were stronger and more
successful. They also used chariots, twowheeled carts usually pulled by a horse,
in war. This allowed Egypt to become
more advanced in technology.
As a result, the Ancient
Egyptians left behind many interesting
inventions and accomplishments that are
still useful today. They invented things
like the water clock and the sundial (the
first clocks in the world) to tell time.
They invented the world’s first writing
system, which allowed them to record
events of lives or scientific discoveries.
They also created weapons and chariots,
which were used for war. They even
made pyramids, the world’s first
buildings. The Ancient Egyptians were
the beginning of an advanced
civilization.
Sources used in this article:
Kids Discover: Pyramids
Technology of Ancient Egypt by Leslie
C. Kaplan