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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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Did early Jews make the pyramids for the Egyptian Pharaohs?
"This bit of accepted wisdom, that "...the Pyramids [were] built by slaves who were Jews.." (as stated in your message of 1 September), is a canard that does not deserve repetition. First, it is anachronistic and illogical. The "Pyramids" -- presumably the three great pyramids of Gizah and perhaps the earlier pyramids to the south, including the Step Pyramid of Sakkara -- were built in the Third and Fourth Dynasties, 2650-2575 BC and 2575-2467 BC. The Jews did not exist at that time. The ancestors of the Jews, the Hebrews or "Children of Israel" -- Bene Yisra'el -- did not enter Egypt until centuries later. If one looks at the biblical narrative, Joseph, son of Jacob aka Israel, who brought the people of Israel into Egypt to settle in the land of Goshen, was driven in a chariot just behind Pharaoh's. The Egyptians did not have the wheel when the great pyramids were built. By the time the Egyptians had wheels, and horses and chariots, the great pyramids were ancient. Even if one were to determine that the migration of the Sumerian/Chaldean Abraham from the Sumerian city of Ur to the land of the Canaanites took place around the predynastic or early dynastic periods of ancient Egypt, there would still have been no Jews in Egypt at the time -- or anywhere else for that matter. Second, recent scholarship on ancient Egypt has suggested -- concluded, perhaps -- that the pyramids were built by corvees of native Egyptians conscripted into temporary service on the pyramids, probably during the flood season when their labor on the farm could be spared. Managing these labor gangs were professional craftsmen whose villages near the pyramids have been under excavation and study".
Ronald Hilton - 9/6/01
The pulling of large rocks in ancient Egypt was done by oxen.
Menes ruled in Egypt
That statement up there is very true. He ruled in Egypt and in the Old Kingdom.
Who what where when and why made the Egyptian pyramids?
It took literally thousands of men to build each Pyramid, humans made them (obviously), they are located in Egypt, and they were built as tombs for the greatest leaders of Egypt around 2000 BC.
Who was laid to rest in pyramids?
People such as Pharaohs were buried in Pyramids. Pharaohs are Kings. They were buried with a lot of jewellery and some food as it was believed that the Pharoas had an afterlife.
Also, the pharaoh's main wife often also had a pyramid built for her.
You can find artifacts such as ancient burial chambers, everyday items for the deceased, royal items, artwork and jewelery, and things relating to the person whose tomb it is and inscriptions relating to Egypt's history.
What did the great pyramids use the descending passage for?
There were many passages in the pyramids to confuse tomb robbers. Most of them were just fakes whist others protected the Pharaoh's things.
What did Egyptian builders use to carry heavy stones to the top of a pyramid?
the stones were most likely placed on sledges and dragged up ramps. Once they gained the working level the stones were manouvered in place by a combination of levers and brute force. The motive power for all this effort was human muscle provided by slaves.
How old are the Egyptian pyramids?
The pyramids date from between 2500 to 2700 BC, more than 4500 years ago. Developed from the blocky mastaba of earlier pharaohs, the earliest may be the Step Pyramid of Djoser at Saqqara, dating from around 2650 BC. The Great Pyramid of Khufu at Giza is thought to have been built about 100 years later, in 2540 BC. There are about 138 pyramids of various sizes still visible in various locations in Egypt.
What are three cultures that built pyramids?
Mayan civilizations built pyramids at present-day southern Mexican states of Chiapas, Tabasco, and the Yucatán Peninsula. They mostly lived on the high areas of the land and built their structures there.
What is the color of an Egyptian pyramid?
The color of a pyramid is typically orangy-brown but if they were made with mud brick,they would have been a bit darker in shade.So yeah the colour would be orange brown.if u want an even better description,search it up in images
What stars do the pyramids of Giza point to?
The Giza Pyramides point to the constellation of Orion and they form on the ground their scheme.
When was the bent pyramid built?
The first pyramid was the Step Pyramid at Saqqara, built for King Zoser in 2750 BC.
How did thieves break into the pyramid?
Thieves would find a small hole or opening and make it bigger with a stone or chizel. Then, when the hole was big enough, they would throw rocks in to make sure there weren't any booby traps nearby. They would then feel their way around with a lighted torch.
The tallest pyramid is the Transamerica Pyramid in San Francisco, United States (260 m). However, the largest pyramid in the world is The Great Pyramid of Cholula in Mexico.
People often incorrectly believe The Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt (138.8 m) to be the tallest pyramid.
The Great Pyramid of Cholula is the "Largest" it has a base of 450 by 450 m (1476x1476 ft) and a height of 66 m (217 ft). According to the Guinness Book of Records, it is in fact the largest pyramid as well as the largest monument ever constructed anywhere in the world, with a total volume estimated at over 4.45 million m³, even larger than that of the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt which is about 2.5 million m³. However the Great Pyramid of Giza is "Higher" at 138.8 m (455 feet). and for the Transamerica Pyramid in San Francisco , i don't realy c that as a pyramid , its more like a building to me ! here u go ...
Transamerica Pyramid
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transamerica_Pyramid
Cholula Pyramid
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Pyramid_of_Cholula
Giza Pyramid ... and the only member of "seven wonders of the worlds" that's Still Standing and the other 6 are all gone
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Pyramid_of_Giza
the great pyrimid
When was the Aztec pyramid made?
Which ones? Mexico is literally covered by dozens if not hundreds of pyramids built by many Mesoamerican civilizations, including Olmecs, Zapotecs, Mayans and Aztecs.
Some of them include the Pyramid of the Sun in Teotihuacan, built around 150 DC, or the Kukulkan Temple in Chichen Itza, built during the 12th century.
Why did the pharaohs of egypt build large tombs?
Because Pharaohs believe that they had an eternal spirit that allowed them to rule the land after their death. So these kings built themselves magnificent tombs. Like a afterlife.
How did the Egyptians pay for the pyramids?
The pharaoh had all the resources of Egypt at his disposal and cost was not a priority. Even so the pharaoh did not want to waste resources: using locally quarried stone; using free labour provided by slaves who he only had to feed.
Why only stone is used in the construction of pyramids?
Stone was a readily available and durable material. As this was to be the Pharaoh's resting place for eternity it was important that the pyramid should be built to last.
In not so good times especially in the middle and new kingdoms the pharaoh had to make do with a pyramid made from mud bricks. This is not so durable and those pyramids tended to collapse after a relatively short time.
Why did farmers build the pyramids?
The came every year for three months when the River Nile flooded and no work was possible in the fields. They did all the heavy work such as quarrying, building ramps and putting the stones in place
What did the ancient Egyptians put in their pyramid?
They put furniture, foods, the mummy, valuable things, the stuff that the dead person used to own like their private things, & the body organs that the Egyptians took out when they were doing the mummification like the heart, stomach, & the lungs. The brain was taken out too, but the Egyptians thought that the brain was useless for the afterlife, so they put the brain in a jar & threw them away. Egyptians believed that the afterlife was an ideal, happy place like Earth & it is basically like a wonderland where it has many happy things.
What rooms leads into the true burial chambers in a pyramid?
either the grand gallery or the antechamber
