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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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The mayans were known for creating tenochitlan and the first known number system.
-They also built many temples and roads.
-Also, who ever answered this question has bad grammar, it's Mayans, not ''mayans'', and it's Tenochtitlan, not ''tenochitlan''. Your welcome for the correct answer.
P.S. What was written above my correction is also true, but the spelling is bad.
-FYI, they built their temples on pyramids.
-It's you're welcome, not "your" welcome. "Your" doesn't stand for "you are." So don't complain about other people's grammar. I'm not going to flag the question just because you put "your welcome," but the next time someone makes so many mistakes, JUST FLAG THE QUESTION!!!
P.S. Sorry about the public embarrassment. You did it too, though.
Omg stop this person wants an answer not a fight. The Mayans had a quipu and they built temples, roads, city-states, stelea, and royal tombs.
Why are green plants placed at the base of the pyramid?
What on Earth is a question on gardening doing in Maths & Arithmetic?
Which pyramid? Why shouldn't there be green plants there? - Though they might struggle to survive in the arid land around the Egyption Pyramids!
Ancient Egypt Answer
The pyramids in Egypt were built during the reign of various Pharoahs dating from around 2700 BC to 1500 BC. The exact dates are estimates, because records of the time were often incomplete or conflicting.
There are more than 138 recorded pyramids that still exist in Egypt. The Red Pyramid and the Bent Pyramid at Darshur are among the oldest, built by the pharoah Snofru (Sneferu)who ruled from about 2613 BC to 2589 BC.
The three best-known pyramids are at Giza (the location of the Sphinx) and were built later. The Great Pyramid (aka the Pyramid of Khufu) was likely completed around 2540 BC.
Later pyramids were built of lesser size and durability, and many have been partly or completely lost over time.
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Additional Answer
It actually depends on which pyramids you are referring to. The Egyptians were not the only civilisation to construct vast pyramids and certainly were not the first either. If you are referring to the Ancient Egyptians, the above answer is correct.
However ...
The Mayans are another great example of pyramid builders. Building a pyramid in the Mayan Empire was so much more difficult than building pyramids in Egypt, because the Mayans had to somehow travel with huge stones through deadly rainforests teeming with obstacles and predators. How they managed to do that is still a mystery to us.
The Mayan temples began to appear at the height of the Mayan Empire. The oldest Mayan pyramid according to archaeological carbon dating, dates back to around 3,000BC. Which is older than the Egyptian pyramids.
Aztec pyramids, also known as Mesoamerican pyramids, were built around 1100AD. Aztec pyramids were not only built for religious reasons, but they were also built to be the centre of their cities, symbolising the "mountain of the city" which, in Aztec belief, brings wealth and fertility to the citizens.
The Ancient Mesopotamians, Ancient Assyrians and Ancient Sumerians also built pyramid-like structures called Ziggurats.
Ziggurats were generally religious temples influenced by astronomy.
Ziggurats began to appear around 2,200BC.
Ancient Babylonians are also known to have built an incredible pyramid called Etemenankia. However this structure has become a victim of time and conflict, being reduced now to just a few columns and the multi-coloured base that the pyramid once stood on. Therefore we do not know much about the Babylonian pyramid or how old it is.
The Ancient Chinese also built pyramid mounds above burial chambers of their emperors, full of terracotta armies and treasures. The Ancient Chinese pyramids were mostly made from dirt, therefore carbon dating on the older Chinese pyramids is pretty much useless, since the dirt obviously existed before the pyramids did. Many of the Chinese pyramids were purposefully surrounded by trees and vegetation to camouflage them into their surroundings. Because of this, many hundreds of Chinese pyramids remain hidden today or even completely destroyed by nature itself. The oldest Chinese pyramid was built in around 1,050BC. However, as stated above, carbon dating on these pyramids are very difficult.
The Igbo people of Nigeria built pyramids known as Nsude Pyramids, to honour their god, Uto. Carbon dating is too difficult to perform on these pyramids, as they were mostly made of mud and clay.
The Ancient Greeks also built pyramids, though most no longer survive.
The Greek Pyramid of Hellinikon was built as a tomb for Greek soldiers who died in the legendary battle for the throne of Argos.
There was also a pyramid built for Argives, who was killed in a battle around 669BC, but that has been lost.
Greek pyramids are believed to have originated around 2,000 BC.
Nubian pyramids in Sudan were built as burial grounds for kings and queens. They are steeper than Egyptian pyramids. There are at least 255 pyramids in Sudan (Egypt only has 138). They were believed to have first been built in 2600BC.
Ancient Koreans build pyramids to bury their prestigious leaders. Dangun, the founder of Ancient Korea (then known as Gojoseon) is buried in a pyramid. The oldest carbon dating on Korean pyramids seems to point to 668 BC.
The Ancient Romans are known to have built pyramid-structures, such as the Pyramid of Cestius, which is a tomb for Gaius Cestius. Most Roman pyramids have now been destroyed, but we believe they were used to bury important people. They originated around the end of the 1st century BC.
The Chola Empire, which is now Southern India, built granite pyramids for religious worship. They are still in use today by modern Indians. They were built around the 3rd century BC onwards.
Ancient inhabitants of Indonesia built step-pyramids structures. They were built because of the native belief that mountains and high places are abodes for the spirits of their ancestors. They were built around the 8th century.
Around 3000-2500 BC
along time ago in 2650BC the step pyramid of king Djoser at saqarra
Between 2600BC and 2480BC
How did the ancient Egyptians get workers to build the pyramids?
they were slaves that built the pyramid. or prisoners of war
AnswerArchaeologists have recently found the graves of some workers who built the pyramids. They were buried reverentially, and with some goods to help them in the afterlife. It is clear that the workers were not slaves, but paid workers who were treated well by the standards of their time.They made corn and other things.They made pots and pans and grew lots of fruits and veggies.
When was King Tutankhamun tomb found and what did archaeologist find there?
King Tut's tomb was discovered in 1922. They found many things such as his childhood toys and his golden chariot .
How were pyramids built without a wheel?
well ... a wheel isn't really necessary ... you can transport stuff by rolling it over cylinders for example, such you can build by cutting trees.
lay them on the ground, put the heavy object on them and pull: the "rolls" will move.
now you just need to keep putting the rolls that are left behind the object in front of the object so the stone never touches the ground
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There are many theories. At one pyramid site (lisht) wooden skids were found. There is the theory that the blocks were rolled. In Florida there is a state park called Coral Castle where one man (Ed Leedskalnin) claimed that he discovered how the Egyptians built the pyramids. Using that knowledge he single handedly built a massive monument in Florida. Which is called Coral castle.
Working alone at night, Leedskalnin, who weighed less than 100 lb quarried and moved over 1000 tons of rock.
Answer:
Every text ( and old Biblical epic movies) 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 they 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 theorized Egyptian cement mixture.
Why the citizens of Egypt help build the pyramid?
They helped because the Pharaoh wanted a pyramid built and he wanted the citizens to help build it so .....it would get done faster!
Actually, they were forced to help.
Who are in the 3 pyramids in front of the Pyramid of Giza?
There are most likely, Mummies, Ancient treasures, and the ancient history of The Great Pyramids Of Giza
How fast were the pyramids built?
Depending on the size of the pyramid... the "Great Pyramid" took 20 years to build. But others can take a bit less.
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Which of the 'seven wonders of the world still' exists today?
Taj mahal
pyramid of Giza
leaning tower of Pisa
niagara falls
chachu pichu
watching tower
wall of china
What was the Sumerians step pyramids housing?
Unlike the Egyptians, the Sumerians did not build pyramids, instead they built Ziggurats. These Ziggurats were huge structures, made of brick and comparable in size to a pyramid. In appearance they resembled a step pyramid. But they were not tombs, these were temples, sometimes with terraces planted with trees, scrubs and flowers. Similar in use to pyramid temples in the Americas.
All of Egypt's pyramids are sited on the west bank of the Nile and most are grouped together in a number of pyramid fields.
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, in November 2008 118 pyramids had been identified. 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 or buried by desert sands. If visible at all they may appear as little more than mounds of rubble. 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.
possible answers: 1) one year and one day, or two years and two days 2) until you have kids 3) until you stop behaving like newlyweds (playing, laughing, having loads of sex).
What is about 1 mile deep 277 miles long and varies from 1 to 18 miles long?
The Grand Canyon. The canyon is 277 miles long, ranges in width from 4 to 18 miles and attains a depth of more than a mile.
Who built the pyramid of khafre?
the pharaoh Khafre well he didn't do it himself he got his chief architect to draw up the plans and thousands of slaves to do the actual work!
Can you pay by cash for zp in crossfire?
Yes, by purchasing a prepaid card like gamecard, ultimate gamecard, rixty etc. in seven eleven or gamestop.
Where do you find the pyramid plunder?
In the barking mad mine in the curio shop on the bottom right its sitting tall
Why didn't the army put scopes on all the weapons?
I assume you are asking about magnification scopes, used on sniper rifles. 1. It was probably not practical for certain weapons, (Thompson submachine gun, etc.) because they were not used for accuracy do much as close range firepower. 2. They were not affordable. It was probable financially impossible to put a scope like that on every weapon manufactured.
