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Name:__________________Homeroom:____________Date:____________________Egypt Technological InnovationsPart I: NotesForm of TechnologyDescriptionHow does it connect to us today?GeometryGeometric ________________ were used such as __________ and _______________ were ___________ to the Egyptians.AstronomyThe Egyptians used _______________ from ________ to align _________ and temples with the Earth’s ______ cardinal ________.CalendarThey created the worlds first ____________ calendar made of __________ days.MedicineIt was used to:Prepare _______ bodies for burialPerformed some of the worlds first _____________.They used __________ to sew up wounds.Willow _________ was used for _________ relief.Used ___________ for wounds.What was the impact o the following technologies on both Mesopotamia and Ancient Egypt (YES they were used in both!)Plow:_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Wheel:________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Irrigation:____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Part II: Compare the Egyptian technology we just learned about to the ones we learned about in Mesopotamia! 1. Which invention helped Ancient Egypt keep track of when the flooding would come?____________________2. Which invention helped Ancient Egyptians measure land and create pyramids?_______________3. Which invention helped Ancient Egyptians recover from cuts and diseases?_______________Which invention helped early Mesopotamians travel across the land and create pottery?_______________Which invention helped Mesopotamians keep records of trades?_______________Which invention helped Mesopotamians break up soil for growing?_______________Which invention helped Mesopotamians water their crops during a drought?_______________Part III: Which of the inventions created by the Egyptians do you think was the most important invention? Why? In your answer, explain how the invention affected early civilizations, and explain how the invention affects people today. You must write at least 5 full sentences.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Part IV. Mix & Match – write the invention next to its descriptionEvery year the flood would come and wash away crops and bring silt to the land. They needed a way to keep track of when the flood would come.________________________The sun can bake the soil as hard as a brick. Seeds are thrown on top of a hard ground and don’t usually sprout. This is why early farmers had to find a way to loosen the soil.________________________As Sumer began bigger and increased trade, Sumerians needed a way to transport heavy goods across land.________________________Sumerians needed to keep records of crops produced in one day and how many were being traded.________________________Every year Nile’s floods washed away Egyptian boundaries. Egyptians needed a way to measure the distance of land so they can redraw the boundaries________________________Crops needed the right amount of water to thrive. Mesopotamian floods and arid climate meant that farmers often had too much water or not enough. In Egypt they needed to control the Nile for Agricultural use.________________________People got serious cuts when working, which could get infected. Egyptians needed a way to heal people and prevent infection.________________________ ................
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