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The ancient period has been of great interest to today's scientists, mathematicians and even archaeologists. What we use or see now: formulas in science and mathematics, some structures such as pyramids and even the calendar could be the product of ancient times. To find the birth of these, we go back in time from 3000 BC: First Dynasty of Egypt-Egypt's first mortal ruler was its unifier Menes because Menes had unified the divided Egypt. He, Menes, had made Memphis the capital of Egypt according to the Greek historian Herodotus and Menes made this possible by blocking the Nile River so that they could regain the land for the city. By having the first mortal, the Egyptians had begun their first dynasty. - During the first Egyptian dynasty, the primitive form of paper, papyrus, was invented. Therefore, as a result, the government has used it as a device to insert the laws it enacts. To justify the invention of papyrus, some artifacts relating to it have been found. (Egyptian Dynasties) The Great Pyramids-Pyramids were built to serve as a burial place for a pharaoh. The interiors of the pyramids had to follow certain constellations because the stars are connected to the pharaohs since the pharaohs are divine. Pyramid of Cheops: The largest pyramid was the Pyramid of Cheops or Cheops Pyramid. Its interior is said to follow the constellation of Orion. (The Great Pyramid circa 2600 BC) Isis-Isis is an ancient Egyptian goddess of motherhood, magic and fertility. (Isis). Osiris-The cult of Osiris had been continued throughout Egyptian history. Prayers and spells were addressed to him because it was said that he would give ble... middle of paper... evil. (n.d.). Retrieved from Discovering Egypt: http://www.discovering Egypt.com/dynasty1.htmHistorical numbering system. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://mathematics.gulfcoast.edu/leolusk/4_1.htmIsis. (n.d.). Retrieved from Isis: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IsisOsiris. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.astronomy.ohio-state.edu/~osiris/osbio.htmlhttp://www.astronomy.ohio-state.edu/~osiris/osbio.htmlScribes. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.ancient Egypt.co.uk/writing/explore/scribe.html The Great Pyramid circa 2600 BC (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.astro.ufl.edu/~lada/ast3018/lectures/ast3018lecture3.pdfThe Hieratic Script. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.digital Egypt.ucl.ac.uk/writing/hieratic.html The Tablet House: A Scribal School in Old Babylonian Nippur. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://cairn-int.info/article-E_ASSY_093_0039--the-tablet-house.htm