Egyptian Inventions

This is my list of the five most important inventions in Egyptian culture.  In order of importance they are Hieroglyphics, Black Ink, Paper, Sails, and Clocks.  Below I will describe each on of these in how they are important and how they improved life.  Hieroglyphics is the writing system goes back to 6,000 B.C.  They used pictures to communicate and this was called Hieroglyphics.  They found it a lot in Egyptian tombs and other places.  Hieroglyphics tells stories of war, politics and culture that give us a great understanding of ancient Egyptian culture.  This was very important because it became the basis for their language.  It improved their lives because it gave them a common and easy way to communicate with each other.
Black ink was invented sometime after Hieroglyphics.  It was made by mixing water with soot and vegetable gums on a wooden palette.  They didn't make just black ink, eventually they found a way to make different colored ink for clothing and other purposes.  Black ink was and still is today very important or writing, for drawing, and for other useful purposes.  It improved the Egyptian life because once they invented black ink they could now write and draw better and it helped them have an easier way of communicating.
Not long after they invented ink, they invented paper.  During their time paper was called Papyrus.  This was an old school paper made from Cyperus papyrus plants found along the Nile River.  The invention of paper was and is still very very important.  Paper makes writing and drawing so much easier.  It also helps with communication to one another.  This improved Egyptian life a lot because instead of them having to draw on a wall to communicate they can write on paper and send it to one another much quicker and easier.
The Egyptian people invented sails as a way of navigation through water.  Sails came in very handy since they were so close to the Nile River and the Mediterranean Sea.  Especially since the Nile River flowed South to East, it was hard for people to use paddles going down the river.  Sails improved Egyptian life drastically, it helped them go through the Nile River much easier and quicker and it helped them as they traveled through the mediterranean.
The Egyptians were the first to invent mechanical clocks.  The most popular one that they made was the sun clock where the shadow made by the sun is used to determine what time of the day it is.  They also created a water clock for night time.  It works like an hour glass where water drips down at a predictable rate and time is told depending on the level of liquid.  The invention of the clock also helped to invent the 365 day calendar.  The clock was very important for the Egyptians to tell about what time it was so they could have a good understanding of how long they could be out during the day working and doing whatever.  This improved their life a lot by letting them know when the sun would go down and when the sun would rise so they could get more stuff done in a day.