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It is thought that the stones were moved over land on sledges constructed from wood. Ropes made from papyrus reeds or palm fronds were attached to the sledge and hauled by a gang of men. Water or oil was placed under the blades of the sledge to reduce friction. It is thought it took a gang of twenty labourers to haul a 2.5 ton block like those used for the construction of the Great Pyramid.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoHistorians don't know which makes the pyramids one of the Wonders of the World but they suspect that they used ropes, a lot of slaves, and highly reinforced wagons reinforced by stone and more wood.
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∙ 6y agoBy sheer slave force. Slaves dragged them on sledges tugging on ropes made from papyrus. An average pyramid stone weighed about 2,545kg and took about twenty men. Water or oil was poured under the runners to reduce friction. Granite stones were brought from Aswan over 600 kilometres away. These were loaded on barges made from papyrus reeds and floated down the river Nile. Once they reached the pyramid site via a canal dug for the purpose they were loaded onto sledges. These stones weighed anything up to 70,000 kilos and took over 500 slaves to move.
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∙ 14y agoThey would make slaves pull the limestone blocks to the construction site
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∙ 14y agoThey carry them around this block of wood that was like a very small floor and had strings around it and they put the bricks on there.
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∙ 13y agoon wooden sledges dragged by gangs of slaves using ropes made from papyrus
For longer distances the stone was placed on barges made from reeds and floated down the river Nile.
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∙ 13y agoThe current theory is that they used a combination of ramps, levers, wheels and other simple machines.
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∙ 13y agoThey were placed on wooden sledges and dragged along plank roads by gangs of slaves using ropes made from papyrus. Water or oil was poured on the runners to overcome friction.
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When was the Giza pyramid complex made?
It was started when Pharaoh Khufu decided to move the royal necropolis [cemetery or burial site] to the Giza Plateau and he built the great pyramid over a period of about 20 years as his tomb around 2550 B.C.
How were the blocks brought higher as the pyramid grew taller?
they had to use leverage to move the blocks higher and higher.
How were the great stone blocks move into place to create the pyramid?
The current theory is that they used a combination of ramps, levers, wheels and other simple machines.
How were the pyramids blocks pulled?
The exact method of how the pyramid blocks were pulled is not known with certainty. However, it is believed that the blocks were likely pulled using a combination of ramps, sledges, and ropes. It is possible that large groups of workers would have used these tools to physically drag the blocks into place.
How did the Egyptians move the blocks up each layer of the pyramid?
they carried them up with their muscles
How did the Egyptian move the stone from thequarries site of the great pyramid?
Most of the stone came from nearby quarries. Blocks were loaded onto sledges and hauled by a gang of slaves.
Did the Japanese attempt to rebuild the great pyramid?
In 1978 the Japanese corporation, Nippon attempted to build a 60 foot high pyramid using primitive building techniques (similar to the techniques assumed by mainstream Egyptologists, which I personally do not believe*). They were to build it from one blocks of limestone quarried from the same site used by The Great Pyramid builders quarried. Once built the Japanese were told by Egyptian authorities to dismantle it and return the site to its original state. From the start they struggled with using old and archaic technology and techniques - even transporting the blocks across the River Nile proved too difficult so eventually they were ferried across by steamboat. Teams of 100 men attempted to move the stones over the ground but failed completely. Once again modern vehicles had to be used to move the stones but once at the site could not be lifted in to place. In the end they used a crane and helicopter to position the blocks. * My final note: Read the book The Giza Power Plant as it breaks down from an engineering perspective the improbability of building the Great Pyramid using primitive stone tools.
How did The Great Pyramid of Giza get its name?
It is called the 'Great Pyramid' because it is the largest one among the ancient Egyptian pyramids.It was built c.2550BC for the Pharaoh Khufu. It is 137 metres high and contains 2.3 million limestone and granite blocks.It may just be because it is the largest of all the pyramids ever built, or maybe it's because the building plan is different.
How did they move the big blocks for the great pyrimid of giza?
The blocks were loaded on sledges dragged by gangs of slaves hauling on ropes made from papyrus. Oil or water was poured on the blades of the sledge to reduce friction. An average 2.5 ton stone block took the labour of about 20 slaves. The bigger the block the more slaves it required.
How many stone blocks a day to build the Great pyramid?
If they worked all 365 days in the year they needed to quarry, move and shape 315 blocks per day. Assume the slaves worked 10 hours per day then need to place in position a block every two minutes.
Why did the limestone come from the river valley where they built the Great Pyramid?
The limestone quarry where they mined the stone for the pyramids had to be relatively close to the pyramids (they could not move the blocks far), and the nearest good stone to be quarried was to be found between the pyramids and the Nile River.
How do you open door 13 on 100 exits?
Make the panel show "OPEN" like the writing above the blocks. Move 3 blocks to the right. Move 3 blocks up. Move 1 block left. Move 3 blocks down. Move 1 block left. Move 3 blocks up. Move 1 block left. Move 2 blocks down. See related link for screenshots.
