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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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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.
What was the egyptian pyramids used for?
the great pyramids were used for the goods that king kufu has and to hold the kings and the queens chamber so nobody they know will take or steal the goods that kufu and his queen has in there chambers
Why is the louvre pyramid important?
The Louvre Pyramid is one of the largest and most important museums in the world. One of the most famous works of art is "The Mona Lisa"
How tall is the Great Pyramid of Giza in inches?
It is difficult to give an exact answer because the edge of the pyramid is eroded.
The original size along the bottom was probably 356.2566 sacred cubits -- a cubit for each day in the year. A sacred cubit is 25.0265 modern inches. That comes to 9141 modern inches.
There is a further problem, namely the bottom edges of the pyramid are not precisely straight, but bowed slightly upward, so it matters whether you measure along the edge or "as the crow flies" from corner to corner. Some say that these lengths are in the same proportion as the tropical, siderial, and anomalistic year.
You see a lot of very precise numbers in this business, but I doubt that the dimensions are known to better than an inch. Despite the uncertainty, I am convinced that when they built the pyramid the ancients were bragging about their knowledge of astronomy.
How do you build a model pyramid out of cardboard?
make a square base, and 4 triangles of certain lengths so that all spaces are covered and also make sure that the triangles have the same angles in every corner.
What are unique about pyramids?
Apart from being the only one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World still existing, it is the biggest pyramid ever built.
How did the pyramids get gold?
pyramids got gold way back when ancient Egyptians thought people could rise to new life therefor they left treasures for their beloved dead and so the dead would have riches during new life.
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When was the first pyramid ever built inEgypt?
The first pyramid: The step pyramid of Djoser is located at Saqqara. It was built during the 3rd Dynasty for Zoser (Djoser) by Imhotep. It is dated around 2630 B.C.
AnswerIn the early days of modern 'western' Egyptology, when Petrie, Breasted, Naville and others brought more scientific approaches to archaeology, dates around 3000 BC were figured to be the era of the pyramid builders. In other cultures, pyramid builders have been much more recent. The Great Pyramid and the Sphinx show no signs of erosion by the Great Flood that many ancient histories record. Using Biblical chronology as a null hypothesis to the standard hypotheses, the date of the Flood was about 2450 BC which means the famous Egyptian pyramids were constructed around 2200 BC.
John Romer and others have demonstrated the technologies used to build them. They did not take too long to build. The main reasons for constructing pyramids of that size, then desisting, were economic. They were expensive show-pieces of economy like Dubai's new great tower. Babel constructed a tower in circa 2200 BC. The pyramids might have been Egypt's response to Babylon just as Dubai's tower today is to Malaysia's great towers or those of other countries. The New York Empire State Building, built by a country that repudiated empires, colonialism and imperialism, is a puny building when compared with Dubai-Babylon's latest venture! The economies of Babel and ancient Egypt are back with us - it would seem, although Washington's Monument in the middle of the Smithsonian Park shows Egypt still had some hold over modern Washington!
What was the last pyramid made?
The pyramid of Ahmose I founder of the 18th Dynasty and New Kingdom. Sometime during his reign from 1550 to 1525BC.
What are facts about pyramids in Egypt?
- Largest pyramid and a wonder of the world is the great pyramid of Giza.
- Pyramids would often have hidden trap doors to keep robbers out .
- The pile of the stone used to build the pyramids where usually 50 feet high.
- There were over 100000 people who helped build a pyramid.
- The pharaohs relatives of people he knew where in tombs around his.
- It took 20 years to build one whole pyramid.
- The people used limestone to build the pyramids usually.
- Each pyramid would begin to be made when a new pharaoh was picked it had to be done by the time that he died.
· Pyramids where used for the pharaoh's tomb.
· Largest pyramid and a wonder of the world is the great pyramid of Giza.
· The great pyramid was made by Snefru's son Khufu.
· Pyramids would often have hidden trap doors to keep robbers out.
· Piles of stone used to make the pyamid where 50 feet high.
· There are more that 130 pyramids in Egypt
· It can take an average of 20 years to build on pyramid.
· Each pyramid would begin to be made when a new pharaoh was picked it had to be done by the time that he died
The largest pyramid was made for the pharaoh Khufu and ties with his brother (Cheops) at 138 meters (455 ft.)
The world's largest pyramid by volume is the Great Pyramid of Cholula in Mexico, which is still under excavation. This pyramid is only about half the height of the Great Pyramid at Giza, standing to 66 metres, but has a total volume of 4.5 million cubic metres - 2 million more cubic metres than the Egyptian equivalent.
Pharaohs were buried in the tombs along with their belongings, that could include their possessions, their dog and even their wife could be killed and put in the tomb with the pharaohs. They did this because in what they believe as the "afterlife" they would come back and have all their possessions with them. Hope this helped!! :)
Did people get paid for building pyramids?
The elite core of skilled workers and scribes were paid in kind as money had not been invented. They too would got their food, clothing, vast quantities of beer, a town to live in and even health care.
As for the slaves only food and shelter, no clothes, as a slave you went naked.
What building was the tallest building after the pyramid of Giza?
The Great Pyramid of Giza is 146.5 meters tall. Lincoln Cathedral, in England, was the first building claimed to been taller. From 1300 - 1549 its tallest spire was reported to have been 159.7 meters high. However the spire blew off during a storm 1549.
The oldest structure still standing taller than the Great Pyramid is St. Nicholas' Church in Hamburg, Germany. In 1874 its spire reached a height of 147.3 meters.
North Africa with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia which makes Egypt a transcontinental country but offically people will say its in the North of Africa
When did the Egyptians first exist?
It was built during the third dynasty, which was around 2630 or 2750b.c.
The earliest known Egyptian pyramid is the Pyramid of Djoser or Step Pyramid, which was built about 2667 to 2648 BC near Memphis, Egypt. It was designed by Imhotep, and is the oldest known and possibly the first large-scale structure built of cut stone.
Was there a sand trap booby trap in the Giza pyramid?
from scientists opinions i think that there is booby traps because we don't know what is real or what isn't but all we know is that people have check out in pyrimids AND PEOPLE HAVE EXPERIENCED IT !!
Who built the first pyramids in the Americas?
what is the region that includes what is is now mexico and partss of central america
Did the Egyptians use pulleys for pyramids?
The ancient Egyptians in this period, it is thought, never had pulleys. They most likely used inclined planes, ramps made from rubble mixed with clay to raise the block to the desired level. The blocks themselves were placed on sledges and dragged up the ramp by gangs of slaves. The bigger the block the more slaves it took. The blocks were put in their final position by the use of levers and brute force.
it depends on when they where built, it could date back to the hundreds.its amazing cause there is one pyramid the moved with the big and little dipper because the pyramid was built under the big and little dipper.if you don't think this answers right look this qustion on ASK.com not saying that this website doesn't work...
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What was the difference between rich egyptians' clothes and poor egyptians' clothes?
poor Egyptian women wore a simple dress that was not as decorated as rich egyptians but they also wore kohl which was black powder that was worn around the eye of the men and women egyptians, somtimes they did not even have wigs so they did not wear them,so they often went around the city bald. poor Egyptian men wore a kilt that was not decorated as the rich Egyptian mens and it was not pleated and no one nows how the egyptians pleated their clothes and men that were poor wore no wigs. poor Egyptian kids did not wear clothes so they must have wondered around the city with no clothes and richegyptian kids did not wear clothes either until they were 6 years old!
Do the Egyptian pyramids have entrances?
When it was built it was provided with one entrance and two air shafts.
