The ancient Egyptian civilization flourished along the banks of the Nile River for over three millennia, remains one of the most captivating cultures in human history. While we are aware of certain cultural customs, let us dive deeper into the intricacy of this nation’s past.

The story begins around 3100 BCE when the lands of Upper and Lower Egypt were unified by King Narmer, marking the beginning of the first dynasty. This laid the foundation for a centralized government, led by pharaohs, revered as god-kings and guardians of Ma'at, the divine order.

One of, the first thing you picture when you hear Egypt; Great Pyramid of Giza. Built with 2.3 million stone blocks originally an outer layer decorated with shiny limestone, giving it a different appearance seen today which is the core structure, was completed after 20 years.

The pyramids were not built by slaves.

These workers were skilled artisans and temporary hands who took pride in their craft. Graffiti found near the monuments suggests they assigned humorous names to their crews eg. “Drunkards of Menkaure” or “Friends of Pharaoh Khufu.”

A lot of basic technology we use today originated in Egypt. Eg. several pins formed series of bolts and when the matching key was inserted its prongs lifted these allowing the bolt to pull back and a door opened. Yes, they engineered the lock & key.

The Calendar was first operated based on cycles of sun and moon. The Egyptian calendar was divided into twelve months of 30 days each, along with five additional days at the end of the year to bring the total up to 365. We still operate under this method today.

Huge obelisks were used to tell the time from the way that their shadows fell over its engravings, and around the same time as the first sundial, the Egyptians made the water clock. This was the first method of timekeeping.

It is understood that medicine was firstly developed in this nation via natural resources, also, early practices of surgery which meant the invention of scalpels, scissors, copper needles, forceps, lancets, hooks, probes, and pincers.

Egypt was first to introduce health care plan. Stanford Egyptologist Anne Austin speaks about, earliest documented governmental health care plan” allowing workers from a village known as ‘Deir el-Medina’ take paid sick leave or visit a doctor.

Deceased persons in Ancient Egypt was buried with four canopic jars. Those were used to store internal organs while the body was mummified. Each contained vital organ: lungs, liver, intestines, stomach. Heart would not be removed as considered to be the home of a person’s soul.