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Quarrying
Many of the workers were involved with stonework. Without the use of jackhammers or drills, these talented specialists separated stone blocks from the earth with amazing patience. Since stone can hold under intense forces, the stones were broken by pushing them apart. Stoneworkers would, with iron or copper chisels, hammer out a chunk of rock and insert a wooden wedge in the crack. When the wood was wetted, it would expand and, if the wood was properly placed, it would break off a desirable chunk of stone.
Transport and the Inclined Plane
The Egyptians were no strangers to the transport of stone, and no doubt they found out quickly that barges were far more efficient than dragging them with human power. The quarries had a causeway, leading to the loading harbours on the Nile. The barges and their precious stone cargo were boated down the Nile River to another harbour close to the current pyramid project.
After their journey down the Nile, the stone blocks were offloaded from their barges onto a ramp built right up to the dock. This ramp, with a slope as little as 1 in 3,000 led all the way up to the pyramid. The ramp was made mostly of mud bricks .The construction of the Great Pyramids' ramp took ten years - one-third of the time it took to complete the entire project. As the pyramid grew, so did the necessity for a higher ramp, and dirt or bricks could simply be piled on top of the existing one to reach the new height of the pyramid.
Humans were the basic source of labour for these efforts. Stones would be moved onto sleds to make this long journey to the pyramid. As few as 70 or as many as 1400 men are necessary to pull a rock forward. Mosaics have shown liquid being poured on or under the rudders, because not only was friction a problem, but also the wooden rudders were catching on fireu8u! These liquids could have been oil or grease to act as a friction stopper, or milk or water to act as a flame stopper. Regardless, we know that Egyptians understood the fundamental concept of friction and sought to lower the sled's friction.
The Egyptians used animals eg. oxen to pull the stone blocks.
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How can simple machines be used?
Simple machines can be used to transport things.
How often are simple machines used?
they use simple machines for everything and every where.
What simple machines did the Aztecs have?
They used shovels
What are the types of simple machines and what do they do?
Simple machines are any device used to change the direction and or magnitude of a force. Levers, pulleys, wheels, and the inclined plane are all examples of simple machines.
What simple machines are used in hospitals?
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How do Ancient Egyptians build pyramids today?
with simple machines.
What machines did they use to make the pyramids in Egypt?
ramps themselves, simple machines such as levers, the "A"-frame and thousands of slaves
How can simple machines be used?
Simple machines can be used to transport things.
What is Force you put into simple machines?
Tension is the force being used in Simple Machines. As well as simple machines may have a little gravity used, tension is the most used.
What Simple Machines are in a wine cask?
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How often are simple machines used?
they use simple machines for everything and every where.
How do people use simple machine in ancient history?
Simple machines were used quite frequently in ancient history. Simple machines were used as building blocks for the machines that are used today.
How do simple machines make work about the same?
They do not. Simple machines reduce the effort used to do a task.
What simple machines did the Greek use?
Greeks used wheels for carts and chariots. They used levers and pulleys as well. Inclined plane has been used since the days of the Egyptians building the pyramids. The only one I am not certain when it originated it the screw
What simple machines did the Aztecs have?
They used shovels
What are the types of simple machines and what do they do?
Simple machines are any device used to change the direction and or magnitude of a force. Levers, pulleys, wheels, and the inclined plane are all examples of simple machines.
What simple machines is a fulcrum used for?
A fulcrum is used for the simplest of all machines - the lever.
