Medicine: Anatomy (identifying and labeling internal and external body parts) Antibiotics Embalming Surgical instruments Medical specialists (Doctors who treated specific ailments) Dentists
Transportation: Rudder Canals (including the first Suez canal) Navy (including the circumvention of the African continent)
Technology: Lock Steam engine (Heron of Alexandria, a native Egyptian, called Michanikos, the Machine Man) Automaton (Heron) Automatic door (Heron) Key Clock Loom Ink Metal piping Egg hatchery Carpentry joints Fiberglass
Customs: Wedding ring "The tradition of wearing engagement and wedding rings on the 3rd finger of the left hand dates back to Ancient Egypt. The circle of the band represents eternity, and the ring finger contains the “vena amoris”, the vein of love which runs directly to the heart."
Handshake Table manners "Amen" (Hidden) Thumbs up, thumbs down
Food & Drink: Pancakes Marshmellows
Agriculture: Plow
Home: Air-cooling system Fan Master bedroom Canopy bed Indoor lighting - oil lamps
Communications: Calendar Writing Postal system Carrier pigeons Drum
At play: Senet Checkers Rattles Marbles Bowling Darts Doll making industry Mechanical toys Zoos Literature (novels, poetry, narrative, drama) Sistrum Bagpipe Trumpet Wind Organ (Heron)
References: Ancient Inventions, Peter James & Nick Thorpe, Ballentine Books, NY Extraordinary Origins of Everyday Things, Charles Panati, Harper & Row, NY
Posted by NonProphet (Member # 17745) on :
AfriKan Inventions
Posted by Mike111 (Member # 9361) on :
NonProphet - You're an ass-hole, but there is some truth in what you say. Of course the thrust of your post is the usual White boy bullsh1t. But be advised, Whites are responsible for more deaths, Human and animal, than any other human group. Only Whites are so stupid and inhuman enough to kill a species to extinction.
But that said, the Black mans propensity for mysticism and the esoteric is a bother to me.
Are you aware that all of the worlds great religions were founded by Black people? To me that indicates a predisposition to that sort of thing. And many Africans unfortunately, have not updated their belief systems to reflect modern understandings and realities.
Posted by Wally (Member # 2936) on :
The Coptic calendar
Posted by sam p (Member # 11774) on :
Every indication is that they also had an understanding of the hydraulic cycle as attested in the Pyramid Texts. They were first to cultivate yeast in 4400 BC for use in bread, wine, and beer. They invented a drill sufficient for heavy coring of limestone and granite in 3500 BC.
While writing is believed to have first developed from tokens used in exchange in Mesopotamia there is some question that a sort of proto-writing might have existed in Egypt even earlier. Certainly it was the Egyptians who made writing practical with the invention of the pen working by capillary action and paper (papyrus).
It's unfortunate their great accomplishments have been poorly recorded and suppressed by later people.
Something went wrong and the nation fell from prominence. Much of their earliest greatness was forgotten even in Egypt itself but the pyramids stand witness to the ancients and I believe the Pyramid Texts does as well.
Posted by Wally (Member # 2936) on :
Good eats and drinks in Ancient Egypt
Posted by Mike111 (Member # 9361) on :
^Don't like Okra, too slimy. Never tried Gumbo (the dish).
Wally, you left out the Wind-machine which lead to the windmill.
And the GUN or Cannon.
It's good to let Whites know that all of the things that they THOUGHT were invented by them, were in fact created by Africans.
Posted by Wally (Member # 2936) on :
quote:Originally posted by sam p: Every indication is that they also had an understanding of the hydraulic cycle as attested in the Pyramid Texts. They were first to cultivate yeast in 4400 BC for use in bread, wine, and beer. They invented a drill sufficient for heavy coring of limestone and granite in 3500 BC.
While writing is believed to have first developed from tokens used in exchange in Mesopotamia there is some question that a sort of proto-writing might have existed in Egypt even earlier. Certainly it was the Egyptians who made writing practical with the invention of the pen working by capillary action and paper (papyrus)...
quote:Originally posted by Mike111: ^Don't like Okra, too slimy. Never tried Gumbo (the dish).
Wally, you left out the Wind-machine which lead to the windmill.
And the GUN or Cannon...
Hey Mike111,
You MUST find a restuarant near you that specializes in southern (ie, Louisiana) cooking;
a) order the Fried Okra; it's definitely not slimey
b) order the Gumbo; you haven't lived 'til you've eatin' Gumbo Posted by Just call me Jari (Member # 14451) on :
quote:Originally posted by Mike111: ^Don't like Okra, too slimy. Never tried Gumbo (the dish).
Wally, you left out the Wind-machine which lead to the windmill.
And the GUN or Cannon.
It's good to let Whites know that all of the things that they THOUGHT were invented by them, were in fact created by Africans.
I have to agree with Mike Okra is too Slimy, but I do like Seafood Gumbo.
Posted by Wally (Member # 2936) on :
Gumbo, is an African based stew 'ki ngombo' that was first prepared in the United States by Africans in Louisiana. It has been said that "gumbo is a veritable art form in Louisiana"; in other words, you have to know how to cook it, whether in Ancient Egypt, the Sudan, West Africa, or America...it all depends upon the 'artiste.'
Creole_shrimp_okra gumbo
Chicken_shrimp_crab gumbo
Shrimp_sausage gumbo
Posted by Mike111 (Member # 9361) on :
^I must say, it does look beautiful.
Posted by NonProphet (Member # 17745) on :
quote:Originally posted by Mike111: NonProphet - You're an ass-hole, but there is some truth in what you say. Of course the thrust of your post is the usual White boy bullsh1t. But be advised, Whites are responsible for more deaths, Human and animal, than any other human group. Only Whites are so stupid and inhuman enough to kill a species to extinction.
But that said, the Black mans propensity for mysticism and the esoteric is a bother to me.
Are you aware that all of the worlds great religions were founded by Black people? To me that indicates a predisposition to that sort of thing. And many Africans unfortunately, have not updated their belief systems to reflect modern understandings and realities.
I'm not 'white' and correction - I HAVE an asshole unlike you, Wally and others which explains why you guys are full of Sh!t!
You are starting to sound less insane are you on new meds? Posted by Wally (Member # 2936) on :
Jollof rice originated from rice dishes eaten by the Wolof people of Senegal and Gambia; emigrants from Ancient Egypt, and its popularity has spread to most of West Africa, especially Nigeria and Ghana. Based on rice, tomatoes and usually meat or fish, it is the origin of Louisiana jambalaya.
Jollof (Wolof) rice w/chicken and okra
Jambalaya
♫ Jambalaya, crawfish pie and filé gumbo, ♫ ‘Cause tonight I’m a-gonna see my ma cher a mi-o ♫ Pick guitar, fill fruit jar, and be gay-o ♫ Son of a gun we’ll have big fun on the bayou --Hank Williams
Posted by Mike111 (Member # 9361) on :
^Wally, you are obviously a man of many talents and tastes.
NonProphet - Jews really are White people you know.
Posted by Wally (Member # 2936) on :
Ancient Egyptian condom
Imhotep - the genius; the first architect and engineer and physician in history; the father of medicine, designed Djoser's step pyramid, originated column architecture...
The Kememou invented gunpowder thousands of years before the Chinese, it was used primarily for "magical" purposes...
Paper, made from the djoouf plant, and Pen Posted by Mike111 (Member # 9361) on :
Wally - Two things; do you know the material of the condom, and what is the gunpowder source?
Posted by Wally (Member # 2936) on :
quote:Originally posted by Mike111: Wally - Two things; do you know the material of the condom, and what is the gunpowder source?
1) The standard explanation is that it is a linen sheath used around 1000 BC; but use of a condom is said to predate this by several thousand years, and some speculate that the material used was animal intestines - some say crocodile...You know, how they use animal intestines to encase a sausage...
2) "The secret of gunpowder was known only to the Egyptian priests, who used it solely for religious purposes at rites such as the Mysteries of Osiris." Recherches sur les Egyptiens et les Chinois by Cornelius de Pauw
Posted by NonProphet (Member # 17745) on :
^No wonder Mike is confused, you rely on Wally for info, a Kemetologist at U of BS at Berserkly with a student body of 4(his family). Posted by Wally (Member # 2936) on :
High heels
♫ Put on your high-heel sneakers, child ♫ Wear your wig-hat on your head ♫ Ya know you're looking mighty fine, baby ♫ I'm pretty sure you're gonna knock 'em dead --Tommy Tucker
It is believed that the first heels originated in Ancient Egypt around 3500 BC, as Egyptian murals and tombs display figures wearing wedge shaped shoes on the feet.
Most of the lower class in ancient Egypt walked barefoot,but figures on murals dating from 3500 B.C. depict an early version of shoes worn mostly by the higher classes. These were leather pieces held together with lacing that was often arranged to look like the symbol of “Ankh,” which represents life. But there are also some depictions of both upper-class males and females wearing heels, probably for ceremonial purposes. Egyptian butchers also wore heels, to help them walk above the blood of dead animals... Posted by Wally (Member # 2936) on :
"Water clocks were some of the earliest clocks used, but didn’t require the observation of celestial bodies. The earliest one was found in the tomb of the pharaoh Amenhotep I."
To assist you in your search for evidence; if you have a PC, press Ctrl + F - then type in Wolof...(with Linux or Apple, you may have to look up the "find" function). You might also go here to Search this forum
quote: "According to the late Cheikh Anta Diop, the great Senegalese historian and anthropologist, the main groups of people in Senegambia have their origins in Ancient Egypt. To support his theory, Diop draws on a number of disciplines from archaeology to linguistics, and a variety of sources from African oral traditions to the writings of Greeks and Arabs."
Insight Guides: The Gambia and Senegal, 1996 APA Publications (HK) Ltd, Houghton Mifflin Company
Posted by NonProphet (Member # 17745) on :
quote:Originally posted by Wally:
quote:Originally posted by Siptah: ...
• Where is your evidence of the Wolof people being emigrants from Ancient Egypt?
To assist you in your search for evidence; if you have a PC, press Ctrl + F - then type in Wolof...(with Linux or Apple, you may have to look up the "find" function). You might also go here to Search this forum
No Wally he means scholarly or peer-reviewed sources.
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Originally posted by Alive-(What Box):
quote: Here's something on Kemet's toys and games for the kiddiez..
The oldest toys ever found in Egypt, little toy boats carved from wood, came from a child's tomb dating to the Predynastic Period. From the same period baked clay animals and rattles have been discovered.
Lovely toys were made by the ancient Egyptians from wood, bone, ivory, ceramics and stone. Little children played with dolls of people, toy animals, spinning tops and mechanical toys like crocodiles with moving jaws and Jumping Jacks. At el Lisht a toy made up of three carved ivory dancers was found. The figures were set in an ivory stand and could be made to spin by pulling strings.
Ancient Egyptian children played with many toys. One of the more popular ones was balls made of hollow painted clay and filled with seeds. They played ball games standing, jumping high in the air, or even piggyback. Some of the games likely may have resembled hackey-sack. These games were popular, especially with girls.
Dolls were made out of wood, with twine threaded with clay beads for hair. These were called paddle dolls. They may have been for children, or they also may have been to accompany the deceased in the afterlife.
Toy animals with moving parts were very popular. A wooden toy mouse had a pull string to make the tail go up and dowm. Toy horses were popular in Roman Egypt because horses were used for hunting and in battle. A carved cat or lion was popular for its movable lower jaw on a string. Toys were almost always made of wood and/or clay. Tops, though, were made of powdered quartz that was shaped in a mold. Paddle dolls were made of wood and had a paddle-like shape that was decorated with paint and with hair made out of clay beads strung on twine.
Tops were made of powdered quartz put in a mold and then glazed. These were inexpensive and therefore could be found in most poor homes. They spun by pulling a string or twisting fingers. Popular games for children were leapfrog and tug-of-war.
Children in poor families could play with tops because they were very cheap to buy. A ball or rattle could probably be made of clay from the Nile. Wooden dolls or animals were more expensive.
Ancient gyptians had a lot of games. Some were for fitness and others were for fun. Hockey was played with long palm tree branches. The puck was made out of stuffed papyrus in-between two pieces of leather.
Some games were played with implements, balls being the most popular among them. With rubber unknown, balls were made of a leather skin filled with chaff, dry papyrus reeds tied tightly together, string or rags.
Boys again preferred team sports (like the hockey like game in the left margin), while girls generally went in for games which were less fiercely competitive. Marble games are very ancient. A white and a black stone marble and three little stones forming an arch seem to have been used in one such game which may have been played like a sort of mini-skittles.
Boys played a spear throwing game in which one had to hit a target drawn on the ground, called after the god of the wine-press, Shezmu.
Ouija
Another board game was Ouija. Ouija boards are Ancient Egyptian luck boards. They were used to tell the future.
Many people think that Ouija is an evil spirit. I have played Ouija many times and I'm here to tell you that he is nothing to be afraid of.
Its wierd to have your hands being pulled around a board, but it certainly isn't dangerous.
Sometimes Ouija does wierd things, like zapping all over the board and landing on yes or no instead of just moving to one.
The way Ouija works is this: Two people place the board on their knees.
A heart-shaped "table" is placed on the board. The two people place all
fingers and their thumbs on the table. The first question you always ask is, "Ouija, are you there?" and he answers yes, or doesn't answer at all.
The snake game, 'Mehen':
Board games were popular with Egyptians of all ages and all social classes. A favourite during the Old Kingdom was Mehen , the game of the snake which was played on a one-legged table. The board bore the picture of a coiled snake, either carved or inlaid. The body of the snake was divided into squares. Up to six players used three lions, three lionesses, white and red spheres, which were ranged in a box when the game was over. One of the first Ancient Egyptian games ever found was Snake. The stone board represented a snake coiled with its head in the centre. The winner was the first person who moved their piece from the snake's tail to its head in the centre. Like all other ancient Egyptian games, its rules are unknown. More than a dozen sets of this game were found in first dynasty tombs, two of them with beautifully carved ivory lions and lionesses. With them other objects were found: some like little ivory houses with pointed roofs, some looking like todays' chess king and rook. Other pieces were cylindrical, with a little sphere on top.
Quite interesting, how often human societies will carry similar traits in spite of the distances of time, political dynamics, cultural dynamics, or even space.
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