Transcript Metal Piping/Plumbing

NOTE FROM MRS. CONNELLY—YOU
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METAL PIPING/PLUMBING
Humanities, Period 4
WHO DISCOVERED IT?
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Menes, who was a single ruler and ruled upper
Egypt, discovered ways to hold the flood water,
which later led to more advanced inventions that
had to do with plumbing.
WHEN DID THIS INVENTION HAPPEN?
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In 3000 B.C., Menes constructed basins to
contain the flood water, digging canals and
irrigation ditches.
Later on, dams were created
so the Nile River wouldn’t
flood and ruin their crops.
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WHERE DID THIS DISCOVERY HAPPEN?
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This discovery was made in Egypt around 3000
B.C.
WHY WAS THIS SUCH AN IMPORTANT
INVENTION?
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The flooding the Egyptians had to face every year
ruined their crops. Creating ways to hold the
flood water (ditches), saved their crops.
Canals helped boats pass through, so without
canals, transporting people or goods would be
extremely limited.
WHY WAS THIS SUCH AN IMPORTANT
INVENTION? (CONT.)
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Irrigation ditches were extremely important
because these provided dry land with water.
Their plumbing system prevented them from
losing food because it didn’t kill their crops, and
it held their water where they had access to it.
WHY WAS THIS SUCH AN IMPORTANT
INVENTION? (CONT.)
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Originally, the Egyptians had to depend on wells
for clean and pure water. The workers had to dig
through 300 feet of solid rock just to tap into the
water.
The plumbing system that was invented help
them have easier access to clean water.
WHAT IMPACT DID THIS INVENTION HAVE
ON THE LIVES OF ANCIENT EGYPTIANS?
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This invention made it easier for people to get
water and save their crops.
It also created a healthier environment for the
other people around. Bacteria wasn’t getting
spread around as easy.
Keeping the bacteria out of peoples hands
prevented diseases from occurring.
HOW DID THIS INVENTION WORK?
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They used clay pipe made from a combination of
straw and clay. First it was dried in the sun, and
then baked in ovens. As they improved upon
their clay sewer pipe, the Egyptians were able to
drain the low-lying portions of the Nile Valley,
and gradually the entire region evolved into a
fertile garden.
HOW DID THIS INVENTION WORK? (CONT.)
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They melted metal in a crucible over a super-hot
fire, the intense heat provided by men fanning
the fire with blowpipes made of reeds tipped with
clay.
Mrs. Connelly: By now you should be noting a
lack of imagery which is making things a bit dull.
HOW HAS THIS INVENTION IMPACTED
MODERN PEOPLE?
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Metal piping and plumbing is still used to this
day.
Plumbing is essential to modern people,
buildings, and houses.
Plumbing has impacted peoples health (in a good
way). People aren’t as exposed to the harsh
bacteria’s as people are without proper plumbing.
HOW HAS THIS INVENTION IMPACTED
MODERN PEOPLE? (CONT.)
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Metal pipes help dispose of bodily waste safely
and drain water.
Metal pipes and plumbing has made millions of
lives easier and healthier.
Plumbing helps keep the environment healthier,
bacteria and chemicals aren’t being thrown into
the area around us.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
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"The History of Plumbing - Egypt." The History of
Plumbing in EGYPT. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Oct. 2012.
<http://www.plumbingsupply.com/pmegypt.html>.
Bartram, Jamie. "Radio Interviews on Health Aspects of
Plumbing." WHO. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Oct. 2012.
<http://www.who.int/water_sanitation_health/hygiene/plu
mbingradio/en/index.html>.
Judd, Blane, and Richard Prospal. "Environmental Aspects
of Plumbing." Worldplumbing.org. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Oct.
2012.