Research Questions

1. Who were they?
Ancient Egyptians

2. Why did they keep time?
Farmers kept time to figure the times best for cultivating and harvesting crops. Preists and astronomers of Ancient Egypt kept time to determine the exact time to perform daily rituals, and to hold major religious festivals.

3. Did their relationship to time relfect inherent beliefs?
Yes, the Ancient Egyptian's relationship to time did reflect inherent beliefs. The fact that preists and astronomers had a specific use for time keeping (to determine the time for daily rituals and important religious festivals) demonstrates the strong connection the Egyptians had to their religion.

4. What did they keep time with?
The Egptians first kept time with a shadow clock, and later they began to use a water clock.

5. Who were the time keepers
Time keepers were farmers, priests, and astronomers.