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There are about 110 pyramids currently known in Egypt, many in a state of great disrepair and almost unrecognisable. Some were built as burial places for kings and others for queens. A pyramid also may have represented a stairway for the king to ascend to the heavens. Another possibility is that it was symbolic of the primeval mound on which the sun god/creator was born.
How the Egyptians managed the complex organisation of labour and the physical movement of large stone blocks is still a matter for debate. Pyramid construction may have involved ramps being erected around the pyramid. Blocks of stone would have been pulled up on sledges and the ramps dismantled later. It is believed that most of the labour for the construction of the pyramids would have come from farmers who were available during the inundation season when the Nile River flooded and farmland was underwater. It would also have been an ideal time for the transportation by boat of large stone blocks from their quarries to the pyramid sites.
The earliest pyramid was the Step Pyramid of king Djoser of the Old Kingdom's 3rd Dynasty over 4,600 years ago. The pyramid (at right) was the largest structure ever erected at Saqqara, the necropolis that overlooked the ancient capital of Memphis. Its construction
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∙ 9y agoThere is a part of egypt called nubia Witch is the south of egypt In the border between Egypt and Sudan, there are 795 sq miles (2,060 km2) of land unclaimed by neither. This is mostly becuse this is when 3 countries were connected egypt sudan and south sudan (broke up in 1952) So the land between sudan and egypt is conciderd by owned by both alto nubia has 223 prymids
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∙ 15y agoEgypt. Also recatting. Does not belong in Bailout.
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What is the differences between Egypt and kush?
Kush pyramids were much smaller and steeper than Egypts pyramids.
What was build more than 4000 years ago a tomb for an Egyptian pharaoh this is the largest of the great pyramids?
The Great Pyramid of Giza is the largest and oldest of the pyramids located at Giza in Egypt.
What tells us that Egypt was more advanced than other civilizations?
Ancient Egypt displayed their advanced ancient civilization by keeping written records of their history and building pyramids that required excellent engineering skills.
What is the Cheops pyramid?
The Cheops Pyramid is, one of the Giza pyramids, in acient Egypt, it is one of the many pyramids that is still standing, his tomb is the most filled tomb of the acient Giza tombs. ( What I mean filled, I mean that it has more rooms and passage ways than the other Giza Pyramids.) It is also the biggest. It is about 480ft high and 750 ft along each side covering an area of 13 acres.
Is Egypt a wealthy country?
yes in one part and no in the other but more than likely yes that is why mostly every think is gold and it is very old and it is mostly all ritch
How may pyramids are there in the world?
Answer: There has been more than 20 excavated pyramids in the world according to world-pyramids.com. Egypt and Mexico are two of the few countries which have excavated pyramids.
Why was there a rush to have the pyramids of Egypt made?
Pyramids could take more than twenty years to build and the construction had to be complete before the pharaoh (ruler) died.
What is the differences between Egypt and kush?
Kush pyramids were much smaller and steeper than Egypts pyramids.
What are the differences between Australia and Egypt?
Egypt has pyramids and Australia does not. Egypt is much hotter than Australia
What was build more than 4000 years ago a tomb for an Egyptian pharaoh this is the largest of the great pyramids?
The Great Pyramid of Giza is the largest and oldest of the pyramids located at Giza in Egypt.
Where are pyramids?
The most famous pyramids are in Egypt, at locations such as Giza and Darshur, and are more than 4,000 years old.Other famous pyramids are found in Mexico and Central America, India, China, Greece, and Europe. There are forms elsewhere in Africa, and in historic Mesopotamia.The pyrimadis located in a place in Egypt called Giza.
Where are the pyramids?
The most famous pyramids are located in Egypt, namely the Pyramids of Giza near Cairo. These include the Great Pyramid of Giza, the Pyramid of Khafre, and the Pyramid of Menkaure. Other pyramids can also be found in countries like Mexico and Sudan.
Is it sandy or rocky in Egypt?
Egypt would be full of sand more than rock because it is a deserty country.
What country was forks and spoons invented in?
More than likely ancient Egypt.
What country has more volcanoes than anywhere in the world?
egypt! the guy who put the answer is a total idiot EGYPT'S A DESERT the answer is Indonesia :)
Did people live in the pyramids they built?
Nobody lived in the Egyptian pyramids. They were tombs for the Egyptian dead.
Is there a connection between Mayan's pyramids and Egypt's pyramids?
Undoubtedly the Mayan Pyramids are much older than the Egyptian Pyramids regardless of what official thought is. The similarity in Tibetan, Mayan and Egyptian languages indicates a common root.
