How long (when) did the ancient Egyptian dynasties reign supreme?
Casandra Naillis The ancient Egyptian dynasties reigned supreme for 3069 years, from 3100 B.C. to 31 B.C. There were 32 dynasties. The dynasties began when Menes united the Upper and Lower Egypt. Once the unification occurred Egypt began to evolve and they had a fully developed number system by 3500 B.C.(pg 8). 4. What mediums did the ancient Egyptians and the Babylonians use for writing? Mike Arend The ancient Egyptians used strips of the stem of the reed-like papyrus plant for which they placed strips side by side, thereby forming a sheet, another layer was added perpendicular to the first set of strips (page 13). This writing medium was soaked in water and pounded with a mallet; once dried, the natural gum of the plant bonded the strips together to make some of the first known sheets for writing. The ancient Babylonians used a stylus to write on clay tablets, which they later baked to preserve (page 18). The Babylonians did not use zero in their number system but instead used a sexa
