One major contribution that ancient Egypt has given to modern civilization is:?

Question

a. the 12 months calendar

b. the use of papyrus to make paper

c. the ability to preserve bodies by mummification

d. hieroglyphics

Answer 1

My mummy!

Answer 2

modern surgery owes tons to galen. he was pretty much the first great surgeon of the world.

Answer 3

They provided modern scholars with a whole new field of study - Egyptology.

Answer 4

the ability to make us feel sooooooo inferior!

Answer 5

PAPER!!!  they discovered how to make PAPER!!!

Answer 6

They were the first to domesticate cats in 2500 BCE...

Also, history's first "Last will & testimony" is dated to that same period!

They developed beer & winemaking techniques then, as well...

Answer 7

They were about the first to use Hierogliph writings, but also the first to use Paper...

Since we still have paper today and no papyrus anymore (unless for tourists), I would choose the paper; b)

Answer 8

belly dancing

Answer 9

a.) no, this was given to us by the romans.

b.) paper, yes and no. they were the first to realize the properties of the papyrus reed plant to produce a mock paper. the chinese invented the first true paper in AD 105.

c.) no, we do not preserve the dead in this way.

d.) no, our writing was given to us from the Latin Romans who received it from the Etruscans, who in turned recieved it from the Phoenicians.

Answer 10

a.

The Romans gave us the Julian calender, BUT the twelve month calender predated that Julian calender and was in use long before the Romans.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egyptian_ca...

b.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papyrus

c. (mummification existed in other cultures prior to Egyptian mummification techniques)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mummy

d. (hieroglyphics are found among many cultures predating Egypt).

Although both a. and b. are correctly associated with Egypt, the contribution relative to MODERN civilzation is, of course, the twelve month calendar.

Answer 11

lipstick

Answer 12

e:  The Chariot!  I use mine every day!