The Egyptian Of Ancient Egypt - 2700 Words

Ancient Egypt was a civilization that was far beyond its time. The intelligence of the Egyptian people made it possible for them to effectively utilize and make advancements in many different fields of practice. Their use of mathematics, medicine and astronomy gave them the ability make great advancements that are still seen today. The people of ancient Egypt had a great understanding of mathematics. The ancient Egyptians used their knowledge of mathematics and geometry in order to build the great pyramids that they are known for. They were also able to construct buildings in correlation to the stars because of their understanding of the mathematics involved. Secondly, Ancient Egypt’s understanding of science made it possible for them†¦show more content†¦For example, by observing when a great river would flood every year they were able to identify the summer solstice, the period when earth in most inclined to the sun. The Egyptians also constructed buildings, temple s and pyramids in correlation to the stars. Now I will go in depth into each of those different aspects of the ancient Egyptian civilization. To start with I will first go into the understanding of mathematics that the ancient Egyptians possessed. The Egyptians used a numerical system that was based on whole numbers and fractions (Rossi). The most common of the fractions that they used was one with the number one as the numerator and any other number as the denominator (Rossi). This was the case except for the fraction two thirds. According to â€Å"Architecture and mathematics in ancient Egypt†, Egyptians â€Å"preferred to have short combinations of fractions with even and small numbers†. They also understood the use of multiplication, they performed this by doubling the initial number for multiplication and halving it when it came to division. According to â€Å"Architecture and mathematics in ancient Egypt,† â€Å"they used the way in which any whole number can be expressed by means of the sum of its terms†. For example, if you were wanting to calculate what seventeen multiplied by thirteen was then first you would have doubled the multiplier until it reached the multiplicand of thirteen. In greater detail one would start with the