Tools of Egyptians

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Tools of Egyptians

• By Ben Schmaling
• Zach Scott

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Table of Contents

• 1. Tools
• 2.Weapons of War
• 3.Artifacts

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Tools

• Tools Were very important
• Tools were very helpful
• Built the great pyramids
• Built the great sphinx
• The tools were very advanced

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The Saw

• Used for many things
• Used to cut timber
• Used to make parts of tombs
• Used by many carpenters
• Still a tool used today
• Wasnt made of steel
• Was made of a very soft metal

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The Chisel

• Used to print hieroglyphics into walls and the
  top of coffins
• Used to shape rocks and metals
• Would also start holes to drill into
• Used for intricate carving

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The Smoothing Stone

• Used to smooth furniture and coffins
• Smoothed surfaces after carving
• Also used to polish coffins and furniture
• Usually oval shaped

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The Drill

• Carpenters often used the bow drill
• Used to make holes for pegs to connect limber
• Often used by owner
• Made of twine, wood and a metal drill bit

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Harpoons

• Used to catch large game and fish
• Symbolically a harpoon was held by kings to show
  the spearing of the hippo by the god Seth
• Would take a series of harpoons to kill a large
  fish
  

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Weapons of War
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The Battle Axe

• The axe was used as a weapon all over the Middle
  East
• The silver handled axe has a long blade used for
  a slicing motion
• The openwork axe is ceremonial, but could have
  made an effective weapon

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The Dagger

• Have fine tapered copper blades decorated with
  stripes
• The wide top of the blade is riveted to to the
  handle
• Handle made of Ivory or Bone

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Flint Heads

• Made of flint or hard wood like ebony
• Later bronze was used
• Usually shaped like horseshoes or triangles
• Horseshoe shape was used to wound
• The triangular shaped was used to kill

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Artifact