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Pyramids
The pyramids were built thousands of years ago. They were built to honor their Pharaohs, Gods and Goddesses. These days, they are one of the greatest tourist attractions.
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The ancient Egyptians were the first culture to create Pyramids. The "Great" Pyramid of Khufu in Giza, Egypt is the largest of their pyramids that is still intact today.
Some scientist have a theory on how could of the egyptians made it. They claim that because each block of stone made from the pyramids weigh about 50-70 tons! They also say that if they did make it how do they build it and make it identical to all other pyramids. 50-70 tons is very very heavy so they couldn't have built it and they did not have machines in the past. To add more to it even if they had the machines the machines can't carry that much of a weigh.
Why did the Egyptians choose triangle as the shape of their pyramids?
Because they belived that the point would launch the dead person's spirit up to the gods.
prune them
How were the blocks of a pyramid stuck together?
For the most part; gravity and friction.
Which is why they're still (mostly) standing.
The Great Pyramids of Egypt were built in approximately?
The oldest of the three pyramids, the pyramid of Khufu, was built around 2580 BCE. The other two, the pyramids of Khafre and Menkaure, followed soon after.
Why did they build the Great Pyramids?
The great pyramids were built for pharaohs who wanted to succesfully enter the afterlife
Why did the egyptains build the pyramids?
they served as tombs for the dead pharoahs, they were filled with riches ecause of the belief that they would take and of that to the "afterlife"
When were the first pyramids contructed?
The first pyramid to be constructed in ancient Egypt was the step pyramid of king Djoser in 2900BC.
How was the first pyramid built?
It was build by the king for his death . . When he dies the king body was kept inside with al his wealth and money. . .
Are there doors in the pyramids?
There are dozens of doors in the pyramids of Egypt. Most of them were built as tombs for the godlike pharaohs.
The first known pyramid was the Step Pyramid at Saqqara. It was built for King Zoser in the year 2750 BC.
How long did it take to complete a pyramid?
There is no way to know exactly how long it took to build the Egyptian pyramids. Herodotus was told that the great pyramid at Giza was built in twenty years; however, scientists today claim it could have been built in as few as ten years.
What was inside Ancient Egyptian pyramids?
Pharohs and their belongings to help them trough the afterlife
How did they make Egyptian pyramids?
They used scaffolding to keep it up while being built and when it was finished the scaffolding was taken down and the inside was decorated.
How many people did it take to build a pyramids?
Depends on the size. According to the greek historian Herodotus it took 100,000 naked slaves twenty years to build the Great Pyramid at Gizeh. More modern scholars estimate a much lower figure varying from 10,000 to 30,000.
Why were the Great Pyramids built?
The Arabs were the oldest documented people to enter the Great Pyramids. The Calip Al Mamoum of Baghdad, around 820 A.D., hired an army of workers to dig through the stones of the pyramid to enter it. They were unable to find the entrance, which was concealed, on the north side of the structure. The Calip had hoped to find treasures within because many tales described riches hidden there. Instead of finding treasures or writings, they only discovered a coffin made of marble in the king's chamber, which is one of three chambers in the Great Pyramid. There was no inscription or writings found therein.
Now modern history of the Great Pyramid that include its measurements and theories began in the first half of the 18th century. John Greaves, a professor of mathematics and astronomer at Oxford University, obtained the first measurements of it and wrote them in his book Pyramidographia (1646).
Napoleon Bonaparte invaded Egypt with an army and a large number of scholars to examine the Great Pyramid in 1797. The great finding of this expedition was the Rossettsa stone. It was the key to unlocking the secrets of the Egyptian hieroglyphs.
According to Max Toth's book Pyramid (p. 169, 174-174), the three men credited with establishing the definitive measurements of the Great Pyramid in the 1800s were Colonel Richard Howard-Vyse, Professor Piazzi Smyth, and Professor Sir W. M. Flinders Petrie.
In order to begin this investigation one has to start with the dimensions of the pyramid. As in any crime scene, it is the evidence that will establish the motive. In this case it will reveal something about the designer.
It was constructed during the reign of Old Kingdom Pharaoh Sneferu.
How many sides are on an Egyptian pyramid?
A traditional Egyptian pyramid features five sides. Four sides create the sides of a pyramid; the last side creates the base (bottom) of a pyramid.
four triangular sides and square base
5 sides. 1 for the base, 4 for the sides. (Square based pyramid)
