▁activities ▁was ▁a ▁b ureau c racy ▁of ▁el ite ▁scri bes , ▁religious ▁leaders , ▁and ▁administr ators ▁under ▁the ▁control ▁of ▁a ▁ph ara oh , ▁who ▁ens ured ▁the ▁co operation ▁and ▁unity ▁of ▁the ▁Egypt ian ▁people ▁in ▁the ▁context ▁of ▁an ▁elaborate ▁system ▁of ▁religious ▁belief s . ▁ ▁The ▁many ▁achiev ements ▁of ▁the ▁ancient ▁Egypt ians ▁include ▁the ▁quar ry ing , ▁surve ying ▁and ▁construction ▁techniques ▁that ▁supported ▁the ▁building ▁of ▁monument al ▁py ram ids , ▁tem ples , ▁and ▁ob el is ks ; ▁a ▁system ▁of ▁mathematics , ▁a ▁practical ▁and ▁effective ▁system ▁of ▁medicine , ▁ir rig ation ▁systems ▁and ▁agricult ural ▁production ▁techniques , ▁the ▁first ▁known ▁pl ank ed ▁boats , ▁Egypt ian ▁f ai ence ▁and ▁glass ▁technology , ▁new ▁forms ▁of ▁literature , ▁and ▁the ▁earliest ▁known ▁peace ▁treat y , ▁made ▁with ▁the ▁H itt ites . ▁An cient ▁Egypt ▁has ▁left ▁a ▁last ing ▁legacy . ▁Its ▁art ▁and ▁architecture ▁were ▁widely ▁copied , ▁and ▁its ▁anti qu ities ▁carried ▁off ▁to ▁far ▁corners ▁of ▁the ▁world . ▁Its ▁monument al ▁ru ins ▁have ▁inspired ▁the ▁imag in ations ▁of ▁travel ers ▁and ▁writers ▁for ▁centuries . ▁A ▁new - found ▁respect ▁for ▁anti qu ities ▁and ▁exc av ations ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁modern ▁period ▁by ▁Europe ans ▁and ▁Egypt ians ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁scientific ▁investigation ▁of ▁Egypt ian ▁civil ization ▁and ▁a ▁greater ▁appreci ation ▁of ▁its ▁cultural ▁legacy . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External