answersLogoWhite

0


Best Answer

Djoser

User Avatar

Wiki User

14y ago
This answer is:
User Avatar

Add your answer:

Earn +20 pts
Q: What Egyptian ruler began the age of the pyramid building by creating the step pyramid around 2650 BC?
Write your answer...
Submit
Still have questions?
magnify glass
imp
Continue Learning about General History

What came first the Egyptian pyramids or Moses from the Bible?

Most estimates of Moses' birth range from about 1600 BC to about 1400 BC, well after the height of the pyramid-building age in Egypt (around 2600-2150 BC). Even using the earlier estimate, by the time Moses was born the Great Pyramid at Giza was hundreds of years older than the Cathedral of Notre Dame is today.


What is the Great Pyramid of Giza and its purpose?

The great pyramid was built over a period of 10-60 years (depending on the source), by Pharaoh Khufu (and his successors) around 2550 B.C. There is no evidence that this original and biggest Egyptian pyramid, was ever used, or ever intended to be used, as a tomb of any kind.


Building technique commonly used in Egyptian temples?

Exactly as Egyptian historian priests explained to Herodotus of Halicarnassus around 450 BC at Giza. The Giza Pyramid builders used wooden pulleys which step-walked Pyramid steps. The pulley components have been found and are in museums world-wide. Basically a Giza Pyramid is built layer by layer, or step by step, progressively, using all four sides of the Pyramid to the point of completion. This is how The Great Pyramid was able to be completed in just twenty years as reported. This has all been verified by ancient documents, ancient artefacts and modelling. Ramps are not mentioned in any ancient documents relating to Giza Pyramids. Google four-lobe pinion-pulley.


Which is the oldest structure between Stonehenge and the Pyramids?

Stonehenge is older than the famous Egyptain Pyramids. the earliest stages of Stonehenge date to around 3100Bc and the oldest Egyptian pyramid dates to about 2630BC.


Why is the Great Pyramid famous?

The Great Pyramid is the largest pyramid in the world and has been around for years.

Related questions

What is the youngest Égyptian pyramid?

The Pyramid of Djoser, also known as the Step Pyramid, is considered the oldest Egyptian pyramid, built around 2600 BC during the Third Dynasty reign of Pharaoh Djoser.


Was pyramids built around 400 bc?

No the pyramid building was long over.


The biggest pyramid?

The Great Pyramid-481 feet tall-Pharoah Khufu-Around 2550 B.C500 feet tall


Who make the largest pyramid?

The largest pyramid is the Great pyramid of Giza (Also known as the Pyramid of Khufu) and is also the oldest pyramid at the Giza site. It was originally built as a tomb for the fourth dynasty Egyptian pharaoh Khufu. Egyptologists say it took around 10 - 20 years to build and was completed around 2560 BC. When first built the pyramid was 146.5 metres (481 feet) tall.


What is the biggest egyptian pyramid?

The Pyramid of the Sun in Bosnia is actually the tallest, (around 720 ft. or 220 meters)


What is the resolution of the red pyramid?

The Red Pyramid, also known as the Bent Pyramid, is an ancient Egyptian pyramid located in Dahshur, Egypt. The structure was built during the reign of Pharaoh Sneferu around 2600 BC. It is named for the unique change in angle halfway up the pyramid's sides, giving it a bent appearance.


What came first the Egyptian pyramids or Moses from the Bible?

Most estimates of Moses' birth range from about 1600 BC to about 1400 BC, well after the height of the pyramid-building age in Egypt (around 2600-2150 BC). Even using the earlier estimate, by the time Moses was born the Great Pyramid at Giza was hundreds of years older than the Cathedral of Notre Dame is today.


Who built the largest of all pyramids?

The largest pyramid is the Great pyramid of Giza (Also known as the Pyramid of Khufu) and is also the oldest pyramid at the Giza site. It was originally built as a tomb for the fourth dynasty Egyptian pharaoh Khufu. Egyptologists say it took around 10 - 20 years to build and was completed around 2560 BC. When first built the pyramid was 146.5 metres (481 feet) tall.


What is the Great Pyramid of Giza and its purpose?

The great pyramid was built over a period of 10-60 years (depending on the source), by Pharaoh Khufu (and his successors) around 2550 B.C. There is no evidence that this original and biggest Egyptian pyramid, was ever used, or ever intended to be used, as a tomb of any kind.


Building technique commonly used in Egyptian temples?

Exactly as Egyptian historian priests explained to Herodotus of Halicarnassus around 450 BC at Giza. The Giza Pyramid builders used wooden pulleys which step-walked Pyramid steps. The pulley components have been found and are in museums world-wide. Basically a Giza Pyramid is built layer by layer, or step by step, progressively, using all four sides of the Pyramid to the point of completion. This is how The Great Pyramid was able to be completed in just twenty years as reported. This has all been verified by ancient documents, ancient artefacts and modelling. Ramps are not mentioned in any ancient documents relating to Giza Pyramids. Google four-lobe pinion-pulley.


What is the name of the Egypt first stone pyramid?

The biggest pyramid in the world is the Great Pyramid of Giza. Archeologists believe that it was built for Fourth Dynasty Egyptian Pharaoh Khufu and was completed in 2560 BC.xcool77


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.