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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.
2,201 Questions
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
Why were pyramids so important to ancient Egyptians?
The Pharaoh used this as a form of relief work - they hired the farmers to build the pyramids during the flood season when they had no work on their farms and would otherwise be bereft of subsistence - a win-win arrangement: the Pharaoh got his tomb built and paid for it out of the state granaries, and the farmers got food during the off season.
How big were the blocks of stone the Pyramids were made from?
The Great Pyramids of Giza were constructed out of giant stone blocks weighing an average of about 1.5 tons (1360 kg). The largest stones weigh nearly 90 tons (81600 kg). The 144,000 white limestone exterior stones (casing stones) also varied in size and thickness.
How did the ancient Egyptians make mud bricks?
Answer 1
["They used a ramp and put the brick on a piece of wood attached too rope and pulled it up the ramp to the pyramid."]
Answer 2
Correction: if one were to interpret the question with a greater grammatical attention, "how did the Egyptians acquire the bricks" would be the topic of discussion rather than the construction method- a subject of much debate even today.
The Egyptians acquired their bricks from carving monolithic blocks from the limestone earth that existed beneath a superficial layer of sand. A relatively low-grade limestone was used for the core structure of the pyramid followed by a higher-grade, white, polished casing of "white stone".
During the Cretaceous period, Egypt was covered with seawater. Eventually rich minerals hardened, that were once the sea floor, in absence of this water.
What class of Egyptians built the pyramids?
Thy used nails, chisels, mallet, archedian screw, crane, bricks, cement, measurement, plumb line, lever, ramps, saw and that is about it.
Who constructed the pyramids of ancient Egypt?
The construction of a pyramid is always attributed to a particular pharaoh not that he did any of the work himself. He would command his chief overseer of public works to bring together all the materials and manpower required for the task. A workforce of thousands would be required ranging from architects, priests, scribes (who supervised the actual work); craftspeople including masons (the most important), carpenters, ropemakers and smiths; thousands of slaves to do heavy unskilled work of quarrying, moving the stones and putting them in place. Most, if not all of these slaves were naked.
When was Cleopatra tomb built?
She was born in 69 BC, but no one knows the EXACT date. The most accurate guess would be in early October. She lived from 69 BC to 30 BC, including during the reign of Julius Caesar as ruler of Rome (49-44 BC). Cleopatra was born in January of 69 BC.
Are Egyptian tombs the same as pyramids?
A pyramid is a tomb, a temple is a temple.
The pyramid contains the treasures and body of the pharaoh. No one else is allowed in.
The temple is filled with priests and priestesses.
A pyramid is pyramid shaped, a tomb is not.
Why do Egyptians mummify their dead?
The Egyptians mummified the dead because they believed the persons soul would leave the body at death and return. The soul needed to be able to recognize the body to live forever and therefore they used the mummification process.
Some historians consider Menes do have been the first king after Egypt's unification. He is claimed to have joined upper and lower Egypt into a single state around 2925 BCE. He is also credited with the finding of the capitol of Memphis, near Cairo.
How did the ancient egyptians try to stop the thieves finding the tombs?
a lot of stuff like trap doors and booby traps so that robbers couldn't rob all of the kings stuff
the egyptians put jewels, servants, dishes, pets. they put everything in the tomb they thought the Pharaoh would need in the afterlife.
Why are Mayan pyramids so mysterious?
One reason is that due to the fact that they were so intelligent they made their temples and pyramids so astronomically great. If you look at one of their temples it has for sides, and on each side their is 91 steps.
91 times 4 (sides) = 364
and when you add in the top step
364+1= 365
it equals the solar calenders days, as there is 365 days in most years.
