How STEM Built the Egyptian Empire

Download or read book How STEM Built the Egyptian Empire written by Xina M. Uhl and published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. This book was released on 2019-12-15 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Majestic pyramids, frightful mummies, intricate hieroglyphics, and vivid tomb paintings carry the echoes of ancient Egypt through thousands of years into the present. Science, technology, engineering, and mathematical or STEM achievements lay at the heart of the Egyptians' grandeur. Their brilliant use of basic tools and machines in massive construction projects, the preservation of human remains, and agricultural inventions that remain useful in modern times are just some of the subjects investigated in this volume. Rich in historical context, readers are given a solid understanding of how STEM shaped one of the world's most fascinating empires.