Pyramids

These huge structures were built without the help of equipment such as cranes and bulldozers. The ancient Egyptians used tools of copper, a softer metal than iron. Wooden wedges to help prise the stone from the quarry face and levers to help put the stones in place were also used in building the pyramids. Building a pyramid was dirty, difficult and dangerous work. It required meticulous planning and organization. Two varieties of stone were used, limestone and granite. The limestone which made up the bulk of the pyramid was quarried locally. The granite had to be brought from the quarries at Aswan to where the pyramid was being built. They were transported on the Nile River in massive reed boats. The average weight of one of the pyramid's stone block is two and half tonnes. Some of the Aswan blocks, however, weighed up to 70 tonnes. To complete the Great Pyramid at Giza, one stone block was quarried, shaped and placed in position every two minutes for 20 years. It was this hard monotonous work that was done by slaves. Building plans showing how the pyramid was built have never been found, experts use present knowledge about construction to make some intelligent guesses. One can see though how the ancient Egyptians were ingenious people as you look at the work it took to build a pyramid. The limestone blocks were cut out in the quarries close the pyramid site. Most of these blocks were roughly cut to size. Only where precision was needed were they dressed and trimmed often to an exacting standard by the masons. Once the limestone blocks quarried they were hauled on sledges along a causeway by gangs of slaves. Water was poured around the sledges to help them slide. A spiralling ramp of mud, brick and rubble was used to haul the blocks to the level where building was going on. Once at the working level the blocks were man-handled into position by levers and brute force by further gangs of slaves called setters. Once relieved of their load the hauliers would then make their weary way back down the ramp to start the whole process again. A canal connected the pyramid site with the Nile. Here granite brought down from Aswan and fine limestone from Tura was unloaded. These were special stones that involved a lot of preparation in their quarrying, dressing and transportation. A vast amount of labour, of quarrymen, masons and of course slaves.

Well, having animal drawn wheeled vehicles could have made the Egyptians work more easier because with out the vehicles people would have to be carrying around the heavy materials when building the pyramids.

the pyramid was invetend for the kings so when they die the put there bodies inside the pyramid for them it was like an honor some ppl say aliens invetend it but the alien thing is weird

The wealthy of ancient Egypt lived good they would normally live in big fancy for back then houses and usually in the country away from all the noise. The slaves did lead very hard lifes if they were miners or something like that they would hurt and it would be bad. The poor lived in the city normally in these little apartment buildings that were stinky smelly and just gross something that i would never live in.

The eyptian built the pyramids because the kings (pharoahs) wanted to show everyone how great they were. The peak (top) of the pyramid was meant to be the "stariway to heaven". This was usually the tomb of the pharoah. He would put all the belonging he would need for the atferlife. They even put ships to lead the to heaven in there!

The pyramid originally stood 62 metres (203 ft) tall,

with a base of 109 × 125 m (358 × 410 ft)

Many things have been buried under the sand, but not the pyramids.

Wrong. They were discovered half buried in the sand. I think they were buried by humans or aliens and then the wind half uncovered them. Archaeologist believe that the wind half buried them

The bent pyramid

It depends which one of the 118 pyramids you mean.

If you are referring to the Great Pyramid, otherwise known as Khufu's Pyramid, it is

it was originally 481 feet tall but the capstone and some of the stones at the top of the pyramid are have been removed and now stands about 450 feet high.

The other two pyramids at Giza are those of Khafre and Menkaure. Khafre's pyramid is 471 feet in height while Menkaure's pyramid is 213.25 feet.

We don't know. Any answers given are speculation.

However we can compare with other massive structures built by other ancient civilisations and this can give us clues as to likely methods.

My best guess would be that the stones were each put on by hand using many people and the structure built from the ground up. The stones these pyramids are constructed from do not appear to be too big for a man to move an individual block, so this is not as hard to explain as structures built from very large stones.

Alas, this somewhat begs the question. In scientific experiments no evidence for improvement of storage, sharpening of razorblades or any other claimed affect of "Pyramid Power" could be found. Advocates for Pyramid Power talked about "focusing the Earth's magnetic field", "resonating shapes" and "shape energy". Needless to say, these are such poorly defined terms as to be practically meaningless.

Yes, pyramids have entrances and air shafts.

The Great pyramid is so important because it represented an amazing architectural and engineering feat.

mathematics,geometry,engineering,and architecture !!

It is not. A solid rock base which will support the weight of the structure is the best. If it were built on sand it would soon sink. It is good to have plenty of sand around though, to build the ramps needed to transport the stones.

The Pyramid of Khafre The Pyramid of Khafre

I am pretty sure that it was 10,000 years ago, and if you want to be more specific, 10,010 years ago.

The great Pharaoh Khufu, or sometimes referred to as Cheops, is known for building the great pyramids. When he died, they buried his mummified body beneath the Pyramid of Giza.

egyptians believed that EVERYONE had a spirit so the mummified it. so no they mummified everyone.

Narmer also called Menes was the first ever Pharaoh of Egypt.

There is really nothing 'bad' about it, especially as it creates jobs via tourism. However, the caliph al-Ma'moon attempted to destroy the pyramids on the basis they were un-Islamic and therefore were 'bad' and should not exist.

King tut did not build a pyrimid. He wasn't even burried in one, that's why no tomb-robbers sabatoged his grave and historians were able to see what a real egyptian tomb looked like.