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How was stone for a pyramid transportated to the building site?
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∙ 11y ago
The limestone blocks were cut out in the quarries close the pyramid site. Using stone quarried close to the building cut down the effort required in transportation. Once the limestone blocks quarried they were lowered onto sledges. A gang of about twenty slaves dragged the sledge along a causeway laid with planks. Water or oil was poured in front of the blades of the sledge to help them slide more easily.
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∙ 14y agothey would roll the stone to the building site or the stone blocks were placed on sledges hauled by gangs of slaves
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What was the first step the Egyptian took when building a pyramid?
Levelling the site
How were the pyramid stones shipped to Giza?
Most of the stone for the great pyramid was quarried locally. The stone which was not was floated down the Nile River on a barge made from papyrus reeds to a jetty close to the pyramid site. Here ropes were tied to the sledges on which the stones rested. Then gangs of naked slaves would drag them to the pyramid site.
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.
How did Egptians carry such heavy stone to the pyramid site?
The limestone blocks were cut out in the quarries close the pyramid site. Once the limestone blocks quarried they were lowered onto sledges. Gangs of naked slaves dragged the sledge along a causeway laid with planks. Water or oil was poured in front of the blades of the sledge to help them slide more easily. When they were building the Great Pyramid of king Khufu granite blocks weighing anything up to 70 tons were were floated over 400 miles from Aswan down the river Nile on rafts made from papyrus reeds. A canal connected the river with the pyramid site so the rafts could be brought as close to the pyramid site as possible. from here they had to be dragged on giant sledges to their location in the pyramid.
What is a carter?
Medieval carters were workmen who brought wood, stone, and other building materials to the site of a castle.
How did the workers get the material to the site of the pyramid?
Most of the stone was quarried close to the site. This was most likely loaded onto sledges and dragged to the site by gangs of slaves. More exotic stone such as granite and fine grained white limestone which came from some distance were brought down the Nile on barges.
How was pyramid of Giza built?
The pharaoh Khufu, like the pharaohs before him, began planning his 'house of eternity' as soon as he took the throne. A spot was chosen for building on the west bank of the Nile. Cemeteries were usually built on the west bank because the sun 'died' on the western horizon every night. Khufu's architects were wise and experienced men. They knew the importance of building the pharaoh's final resting place so that its sides faced directly north, south, east and west. They planned a large pyramid the largest one ever built in ancient Egypt. The outlines of the pyramid were measured and marked in the desert sand by the royal survey team. Then the building began. Large blocks of stone were cut from quarries nearby. They were dragged by gangs of workers across the desert to the site of the pyramid and set in place. These workers were slaves, naked men who worked on building the pyramid under the supervision of tough uncompromising taskmasters. For about 20 years, these slaves toiled in the blistering Egyptian sun building the pyramid. As they built each level, they also built up the ramps around the pyramid using a mixture of desert clay called tafla and stone chippings, waste material from the process of quarrying. When the pyramid was almost finished, a special block covered in shining metal (either gold or electrum, mixture of gold and silver) was placed on the top of the pyramid. Then, blocks of white limestone from quarries across the Nile were used to cover the pyramid. The blocks were trimmed to make the outside of the pyramid smooth.
Site of the great pyramid?
egypt
Was the Great Pyramid of Giza a burial site?
Yes, it is the Pyramid of Khufu.
Where is there a site on the Australian food pyramid or on their foods?
Nutrition Australia has developed a site about the Healthy Eating Pyramid. See link below.
Why were prayers offered and animals sacrificed at the pyramid site before construction began?
To ensure a safe working enviroment, fast building of the pyrimid, and the grandure of the pyrimid.
Why limestone was used to construct the great pyramid of Giza?
Because it was the most readable available stone that was easily workable. It was found at the Giza site which alleviated the need for long distance transportation.
