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What did ancient pyramid builders use to make a pyramid?
The earlier pyramids built in the Old kingdom including the Great Pyramid were built from limestone and granite blocks. In the middle kingdom they were made from bricks that where made out of mud with an outer casing of stone.
How was the first step pyramid built?
Yes the step pyramid of Djoser completed c.2650BC
What challenges in addition moving stone blocks do you think the pyramid builders faced?
Aside from moving the stone blocks one of the biggest challenges the pyramid builders faced was finding and carving the stone blocks.
What were pyramid stones made of?
The great pyramid was built with limestone blocks and the others used some granite blocks.
What is the great pyramid of khufu?
the Great Pyramid of khufu was made of limestone blocks
What were in the blocks that were used to build the Great Pyramid of Giza?
The blocks are made of limestone.
What has pyramids got to do with limstone?
Pyramids are typically made of limestone blocks because limestone is a durable and abundant building material that was readily available in ancient Egypt. The limestone blocks were quarried and transported to the pyramid construction sites where they were stacked to form the iconic pyramid shape.
What were the materials for the pyramid?
They used limestone blocks to build the pyramids
What challenges in addition to moving the stone blocks do you think the pyramid builders face?
The pyramid builders faced were moving and finding massive stonesHope it helped:)
What do you need to build a pyramid?
Lots of limestone blocks and hundreds of thousands of slaves.
How many limestone blocks did the great pyramid need?
Most modern sources estimate that there are 2.3 million blocks most of them limestone weighing on average 2.5 tons (2,545kg). The limestone blocks were cut from quarries located close to the pyramid site.
Did the great pyramid have steps?
The Great Pyramid of Giza is an important symbol of Ancient Egypt. It has 203 steps to it's summit.
