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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 old are the pyramid?

The oldest structure in existence is the Great Pyramid, started 4,600 years ago, it is the sole remnant of the Seven Wonders of the World.

Do Red Factor canaries begin yellow and turn red after the first molt?

no, they start out grayish and slowly turns to its natural color of state,red

How long is 26k?

1 kilometer = 0.62 miles

26 kilometers = 16.155651 miles

Why are pyramids shaped as triangles?

because that was the only shape people from egipt knew

Are the pyramids of Giza the same thing as pyramids of Egypt?

No this refers to the complex at Giza the three great pyramids of Khufu, Khafre and Menkaure plus six other small auxiliary pyramids.

There are currently 118 known pyramids in Egypt located in a number of pyramid fields all on the west bank of the River Nile.

The German Egyptologist Karl Richard Lepsius (1810-84) produced the first modern list of pyramids in 1842. He identified 67. A great many more have since been discovered. The location of Pyramid 29 for example, the so-called "Headless Pyramid", was lost for a second time when the structure was buried by desert sands subsequent to Lepsius' survey. It was only rediscovered again during an archaeological dig conducted in 2008.

Many pyramids are in a poor state of preservation merely piles of rubble or buried beneath the desert sands. As archaeological techniques improve Egyptologists are continuing to identify and study previously unknown pyramid structures.

The most recent pyramid to be discovered is that of Queen Sesheshet, mother of 6th Dynasty Pharaoh Teti, located at Saqqara. The discovery was announced by the Egyptian Council of Antiquities, on 11 November 2008.

What is the most priced possession in the ancient times?

SALT: miracle / wonder substanceIf the question should have rightly been asked, "prized" as opposed to "priced", most probably the answer would have been SALT.... and, just as in ancient days, SALT is still one of the most valued commodities throughout all the nations..... rightly applied the SALT treaties were so named because of the double-edged nature of SALT: it both preserves food stores and increases the displeasure of those whose wounds are brought into contact with it. SALT is a necessary ingredient for basic survival of all living, warmblooded species (and probably some non-mammalian creatures as well); it contains iodine (a trace element humans could not survive without); without SALT our body temperature would escalate beyond our ability to survive for without it the "simple" sweating from body movements we would have no viable cooling effect........ just go to the encyclopedia and find a cache of many more attributes to how SALT affects the entire world..in socio-economics, in health, in politics (even in wars).

What types of pyramids are there?

step and sloping

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A triangular pyramid has a triangular base and three triangular side faces. A square pyramid has a square base and four triangular sides. A pentagonal pyramid has a pentagonal base and five triangular sides. A hexagonalpyramid has a hexagonal base and six triangular sides, and so on.

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Architecture. Pyramids are also a shape favored for architectural construction, both ancient and modern. The ancient cultures that built pyramids include Ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, several Mesoamerican cultures, China, and Rome. In Egypt, where pyramids were used in funeral complexes, two types - step pyramids and "true" pyramids - were both built. In Mesopotamia, the type of pyramid built was the ziggurat, a temple with terraced stories. Many Chinese pyramids, used as burial monuments, have flat tops.

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Cheerleading. The pyramid is also one of the fundamental cheerleading structures, and allows for endless variations. The World Cheerleading Association (WCA), which includes pyramids/basket tosses as one of the six technical skills scoring categories, issues General Safety Guidelines with rules for the use of pyramids in competition. There are six competition levels, and special rules for what kinds of pyramids are allowed at each level. Pyramids may be 2, 2½, or 3 persons high, but for WCA competition, the limit is 2½ persons high at Level Six.

There are three types of roles in cheerleading pyramids: bases, spotters, and flyers. Bases form the foundation for the flyers to mount on. Spotters may be simply standing by to assist, support, or catch someone in case of need, or may also brace the stunt.

What is a feeding pyramid?

it is a pyramid that distributes dog food to famished dogs!

How heavy are the stones that pyramids are made out of?

Of the estimated 2,300,000 blocks that were used to build Khufu's great pyramid, each one weight approximately 2 1/2 tons.