How did the slaves build the pyramids?
slaves made pyramids with their bare hands and with the muscle of their bare bodies
actually, slaves didnt build the pyramids at all. Paid labourers recruite from poor villages built the pyramids. these workers were fed well and had accesss to medical care. the myth about slaves building the pyramids came from an ancient Greek historian named Hero dotus.
not only were these workers well paid and fed, they were much respected for their work and were buried in a simple tomb right near the pyramids of their rulers. these tombs had jars that were once filled with bread and beer to supply workers for the afterlife.
no slave would have been given so many benefits and the honor to be bured next to the pyramids. the notion that hebrew slaves built the pyramids is a completely ridiculous myth.
Where was queen Cleopatra's body found?
They have not found Cleopatra's body. However the search for her tomb is being carried out at this time.
People in 17 hundreds would have discovered these things sailing around the world thinking this is exiting but now we don't even say woo hoo. People in Egypt would have known about the Egyptian pyramids all along; they are rather hard to miss. They weren't completely buried in desert sand. Some other pyramid-like structures in central America or Asia might have been more difficult to detect because of heavy forest cover or general erosion. Usually archeologists get around to exploring unusual hills and other formations to see what might be hiding there.
Which group were the pyramids built for?
a dead pharoh
They were built for the Pharaohs as their tombs. They served as huge monuments and to prevent grave robbers from getting the mummies and the treasures that were buried with them.
How long will the great pyramid last?
An extremely long time. More than 50 million years from now, however, the Sahara Desert will receed, and the continental shift may destroy the pyramids. Visit while you can!
What materials was ancient pyramids made out of?
clay mud that was set out in thhe sun dries then chisled to the right size
Where is the largest pyramid is the world?
The largest pyramid in the world is in Puebla, Mexico. The Great Pyramid of Cholula is 4.45 million m³. it is actually in Giza from lizzie if you are single and are looking for a hot girl email lizzieand_bec@hotmail.com
Why were pyramids built in Mexico?
There were many civilizations who built pyramids in Mexico. Some of the most prominent were the Teotihuacan, Olmec, Aztec and Mayan civilizations.
He build a city called Memphis and in the Ancient Egypt it was the Capital.
What rocks are the great pyramids of Egypt made of?
Every text ( and old Biblical epic movie) reports that the pyramids were made of limestone blocks positioned by thousands of slaves but Joseph Davidovits (a French Cemical Engineer) proposed, in the 1980's that at least some of these blocks were made of concrete. The lower tiers were done by the sweating slaves method, but the higher layers were made by workers carrying bags of wet cement to moulds.
MIT is actually reviewing this proposal by duplicating the theorozed Egyptian cement mixture.
The outer stone layer of the pyramid of Khufu was built with Tura stones. This is a l white limestone. Tura limestone is quite soft and can be worked easily but, after being exposed to air, it hardens.
Pyramids were used as tombs to bury the Pharaoh once he died.
What is the oldest pyramid and when was it built?
The oldest pyramid in the world is actually not even in Egypt, the home of pyramids. It is the Visocica Pyramid which is located in Bosnia and Herzigovinan town of Visoko. It is over 1500 years old! If you read articles that say that it is not true, don't belive it. The people that made that rumor is archeoligists from Eygpt. They are actually quite jealous that their title has been taken away from them. The locals thought that this was just a hill for over 500 years. But Semir Osmanagic was determined that it was much more. You can read more about this and see more photos at the link below.
They weren't invented, but made over 5,000 years ago by the Egyptians.
How long did it take to buid a pyramid?
It all depends on the size of the structure and the materials used. A small mud brick pyramid from the middle kingdom could be thrown up in a year. The great stone pyramid of king Khufu on the other hand is said to have taken 20 years to build.
List at least three cultures or societies that have built pyramids?
Besides the Egyptians, pyramids were built by the following ancient civilizations:
in actual Mexico:
Olmec > Great Pyramid of La Venta
Aztec/Toltec (their separation is contested) > site of Tula
Maya > Chichen Itza
in actual Bolivia, Peru and Chile:
Inca > Machu Picchu
and you may add the Ziggurats of the Mesopotamian civilizations (Sumerian, Babylonian and Assyrian) like in Ur (Iraq) or Chogha Zanbil )Southern Iran)
Moreover it seems that some similar constructions are being discovered right now in China and Eastern Europe, but could not yet been related to any particular civilization.
What is the purpose of the step pyramid?
The stepstone pyramid at Saqqara, erected by pharaoh Djoser, is important because being constructed in the 24th century B.C. it was the first building known to be made completely out of stone.
Advances in the technology used to build the step pyramid would lead to the creation of the Great Pyramids at Gizeh.
How many pyramids did Akhenaten build?
tell us then how many pyramids did he build or was it just one or a tomb?answer this for me please!