The Egyptians built pyramids as tombs for the kings and their queens. The pharaohs were buried in pyramids of many different shapes and sizes from before the beginning of the Old Kingdom to the end of the Middle Kingdom.
There are about eighty pyramids known today from ancient Egypt. The three largest and best-preserved of these were built at Giza at the beginning of the Old Kingdom. The most well-known of these pyramids was built for the pharaoh Khufu. It is known as the 'Great Pyramid'.
The Great Sphinx is a large human-headed lion that was carved from a mound of natural rock. It is located in Giza where it guards the front of Khafra's pyramid. Legends have been told for many years about the Great Sphinx. These stories tell about the powers and mysteries of this sphinx. Some people even believe that there are hidden passageways or rooms underneath the Great Sphinx, but nothing has been found yet. The beginning of one story about the Great Sphinx is written on a stele between the sphinx's paws. The story reads that one day, a young prince fell asleep next to the Great Sphinx. He had been hunting all day, and was very tired. He dreamt that the Great Sphinx promised that he would become the ruler of Upper and Lower Egypt if he cleared away the sand covering its body (the Great Sphinx was covered up to its neck). The rest of the story is gone, so you will have to use your imagination to work out the ending. This stele was put up by the pharaoh Thutmosis IV who lived around 1400 B.C.
What I already know about pyramids- The most famous 3 great pyramids of Egypt are located in Giza, King Khufu’s pyramid which is also known as the “Great Pyramid”, the somewhat smaller pyramid of Khafre, and the small pyramid of Mankaure, along with a number of smaller pyramids known as the queen’s pyramids The pyramids of Egypt were built as tombs for the pharaoh kings, and that the ancient Egyptians built those great pyramids using very simple tools and techniques. Such information was confirmed by several historians and archaeologists. The pyramids are 146 meters high, and it contains 230000 stones that are different in shape and size. Who built pyramids- The pyramids were built by stonecutters, masons, surveyors, mortar makers, carpenters and general labourers. The general labourers were mainly thousands of farmers who were available for work when their fields were flooded between July and November and farming was made impossible. The labourers were paid in food and clothing and were normally well treated, though the first recorded strike in the history of the world was held on the site of a pyramid. The workers sat in the shade and refused to go back to work until they had been paid their rations. When and how are pyramids built- The pyramids were built around 4500 years ago. Some people believe that the pyramids were built by slaves. However, the huge workforce was actually made up of field workers. The field workers were free to help build the pyramids during the months of the Nile flood. The Egyptian people believed that by assisting the Pharaoh to eternal life, they secured their own immortality. It is often shown that the blocks to build the pyramids were moved by rollers. However, the evidence suggests that the stones were pulled on sledges along ramps and then put into position. Water was poured on the ground to make the sledges move more easily. The stones were tied on with ropes. What were pyramids used for- The Egyptians believed that if the pharaoh's body could be mummified after death the pharaoh would live forever. The tombs were designed to protect the buried Pharaoh's body and his belongings.
Pyramids are massive tombs that are built for pharaohs. They are located near the western side of the river Nile. These are ancient constructions where the bodies and belongings of pharaohs were preserved. They were built in ancient times nearly around 3000 B.C. The most famous Giza pyramid was built between 2551-2472 B.C. The pharaohs in Egypt built them. Historians believed that thousands of slaves worked to build pyramids. They were built by big rocks and limestone. First the pharaoh will select a suitable location. The site is marked out and the construction starts. They start digging up the ground and start putting the bedrock foundation. Pyramids are built in levels one level after the other. To carry big stones they made track and ramps to reach to different levels of construction. Passages are made to enter into the pyramids to keep the pharaoh’s body and his belongings.
The Pharaohs were buried in Pyramids. The three largest pyramids are located near Cairo, in northern Egypt.
Peasants and farmers built the pyramids. There weren’t any slaves in Egypt at this time. The word pyramid comes from the greek word for wheat cake because the shape is pointy like the cake.
Pyramids were built from 2,600 to 2100 BC in the time called the Old Kingdom. This was before Stonehenge was built.
• The first pyramid is believed to be the pyramid of Djoser , it was built in Saqqara around 4650 years ago (2640 BC). • Most Ancient Egyptians pyramids were built as tombs for pharaohs and there families • Nearly all of the ancient Egyptian pyramids were built on the west side of the river Niles. • The Ancient Egyptians built pyramids .
What I know about the pyramids in Egypt is that. the pharaohs built pyramids and temples . The pyramids where made out of half million tons of sand stone. some in blocks as large as nine tons with nothing but wood and robe. The pyramids are located in Giza in the city of Cairo. The largest pyramid built for the pharaoh[ Khufu] around 2530 BC.
The Pyramids of Giza is the largest of this type of structures erected in Egypt.They all have the shape of a pyramid on a square base. The largest and oldest of them, the Great Pyramid was built approx. 2,560 BC Its sides measure after 227 m, the height is 147 m and consists of approx. 2.5 million stone blocks, each of which weighs 2.5 tonnes (at the base, some as much as 15 tons). The heaviest building I've ever built man, weighing a total of 6 million tonnes. Originally the walls were clad limestone face, which, however, survived to our time in the residual quantity. To the nineteenth century. Was the highest building in the world and still do not know how it is designed and built. Stone blocks fit together perfectly and adhere so closely that it would be difficult to stick there even hair.
The Aztecs, Mayans and ancient Egyptians were three very different civilizations with one very large similarity: pyramids. However, of these three ancient cultures, the Egyptians set the standard for what most people recognize as classic pyramid design: massive monuments with a square base and four smooth-sided triangular sides, rising to a point. (The Aztecs and Mayans built their pyramids with tiered steps and a flat top.)
The ancient Egyptians probably chose that distinctive form for their pharaohs' tombs because of their solar religion, explains Donald Redford, professor of classics and ancient Mediterranean studies at Penn State. The Egyptian sun god Ra, considered the father of all pharaohs, was said to have sat upon a pyramid-shaped mound of earth which had emerged from the primordial sea. The pyramid's shape is thought to have symbolized the sun's rays.
The ancient Egyptians used sand stone blokes to make pyramids. The largest pyramids where in Giza and the most known pyramids where in Giza. The most popular pyramids where built for Pharaoh Khufu. The great pyramid was the oldest and the largest. It took 20 years to make the great pyramid of Giza. Pyramid of Chephren was the second largest pyramid. There are eleven pyramids in Giza.
There are 138 pyramids discovered in Egypt in 2008. Pyramids hold many secret of the life in ancient Egypt. Many curses were cast on a Mummy’s tomb to scare away tomb thieves who would try and steal the hidden treasure. Inside a pyramid there are hieroglyphics, mummies and the story of the pharaoh’s afterlife. Sometimes fake burial chambers or passages would be used to try and trick grave robbers. Most were built for the Pharaoh’s tomb and the treasures of that Pharaoh.
The most famous pyramids are in Giza which are known to be one of the existing wonders of the ancient world. Some are near the River Nile because they needed to transport heavy stones through the boat.
Many Pharaohs like Ramses the II, Cleopatra, Khufu made pyramids.
Pyramids have tombs and the stories of the Pharaoh's life and achievements.
WHAT ARE THE PYRAMIDS: The Egyptian pyramids are ancient pyramid-shaped structures, made mostly of limestone. 138 pyramids have been discovered in Egypt (until 2008). Most were built as tombs for the country's Pharaohs and their wives by workers that numbered from few thousand up to 100,000. At that time there were no cranes, earthmovers or power tools. The shape of Egyptian pyramids is thought to represent the mound from which the Egyptians believed the earth was created. It also represents the descending rays of the sun. Most pyramids had polished outer surface made of highly reflective white limestone to give them a brilliant appearance when viewed from a distance.
WHERE ARE THEY LOCATED: The Step Pyramid of Djoser at Saqqara is the oldest pyramid in Egypt and also the world's oldest monumental structures of masonry. It was built about 4,700 years ago. It was the first pyramid the Egyptians built. Djoser was a king of Egypt’s third dynasty (though he was actually called Netjerykhet). The planning of the pyramid has been undertaken by the great builder Imhotep (chancellor to the pharaoh, high priest of the sun god Ra and one of the few commoners ever to be given divine status after death). It started off as a tomb a flat-roofed structure with sloping sides, 60 meters high with six layers, one built on top of the other. It was constructed using 330,400 cubic meters of stone and clay. The tunnels beneath the pyramid form a labyrinth or maze about 5.5 kilometres long.
The most famous Egyptian pyramids are found at Giza, outskirts of Cairo. The pyramids of Giza are considered the largest structures ever built. The Great Pyramid of Khufu at Giza built in 2550 B.C. is the largest Egyptian pyramid (147 metres high) ever built. It incorporates about 2.3 million stone blocks, weighing an average of 2.5 to 15 tons each. It is estimated that the workers would have had to set a block every two and a half minutes. It is the only one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World still in existence. According to ancient Greek historian Herodotus, Khufu (also known as Cheops), second ruler of the 4th dynasty enslaved his people to build his pyramid. But archaeologists have found this to be untrue. Khufu's pyramid was oriented almost perfectly north by builders and has three burial chambers. The first is underground, carved into bedrock. The second, aboveground chamber was called the queen's chamber but was never used to bury her. The third is the king's chamber, which held a red granite sarcophagus or tomb placed exactly at the centre of the pyramid. The king's chamber is accessed via 8-meter-high Grand Gallery, which was sealed off from thieves by sliding granite blocking systems. The Great Pyramid was the centre of an elaborate complex which included several small pyramids, five boat pits, a mortuary temple, a causeway, a valley temple and many flat-roofed tombs for officials and some members of the royal family.
WHEN AND HOW ARE THEY BUILT: Pyramids building reached its peak between 2575 -2150 B.C. when dynasties 4-8 or the Old Kingdom ruled. The Egyptians believed the dark area of the night sky around which the stars appear to revolve was the gateway into the heavens. One of the narrow shafts that extend from the main burial chamber through the entire body of the Great Pyramid points directly towards the center of this part of the sky. This suggests the pyramid may have been designed to magically launch the dead pharaoh's soul directly into the abode of the gods. It's thought that the air shafts are really channels for the king's soul. Pyramids were built by placing layers of stones. As these layers were placed, gaps were built in for airshafts and chambers. This was quite complicated to build. Some of these huge gaps lead to the burial chamber, at the entrance of which was blocked to prevent tomb robbers, so the pharaoh could safely enter afterlife. However, Khufu’s body and treasure chamber have never been found.
All Egyptian pyramids were built on the west bank of the Nile, which was the site of the setting sun and was linked to the land of the dead in Egyptian mythology. During the time of the pyramid builders, mummification was rare and still in experimental stages.
WHAT WERE THEY USED FOR: the pyramids were burial monuments or for the purpose of rebirth of the dead pharaohs.
ReplyDeleteThe Egyptians built pyramids as tombs for the kings and their queens. The pharaohs were buried in pyramids of many different shapes and sizes from before the beginning of the Old Kingdom to the end of the Middle Kingdom.
There are about eighty pyramids known today from ancient Egypt. The three largest and best-preserved of these were built at Giza at the beginning of the Old Kingdom. The most well-known of these pyramids was built for the pharaoh Khufu. It is known as the 'Great Pyramid'.
The Great Sphinx is a large human-headed lion that was carved from a mound of natural rock. It is located in Giza where it guards the front of Khafra's pyramid. Legends have been told for many years about the Great Sphinx. These stories tell about the powers and mysteries of this sphinx. Some people even believe that there are hidden passageways or rooms underneath the Great Sphinx, but nothing has been found yet. The beginning of one story about the Great Sphinx is written on a stele between the sphinx's paws. The story reads that one day, a young prince fell asleep next to the Great Sphinx. He had been hunting all day, and was very tired. He dreamt that the Great Sphinx promised that he would become the ruler of Upper and Lower Egypt if he cleared away the sand covering its body (the Great Sphinx was covered up to its neck). The rest of the story is gone, so you will have to use your imagination to work out the ending. This stele was put up by the pharaoh Thutmosis IV who lived around 1400 B.C.
What I already know about pyramids- The most famous 3 great pyramids of Egypt are located in Giza, King Khufu’s pyramid which is also known as the “Great Pyramid”, the somewhat smaller pyramid of Khafre, and the small pyramid of Mankaure, along with a number of smaller pyramids known as the queen’s pyramids
ReplyDeleteThe pyramids of Egypt were built as tombs for the pharaoh kings, and that the ancient Egyptians built those great pyramids using very simple tools and techniques. Such information was confirmed by several historians and archaeologists.
The pyramids are 146 meters high, and it contains 230000 stones that are different in shape and size.
Who built pyramids- The pyramids were built by stonecutters, masons, surveyors, mortar makers, carpenters and general labourers. The general labourers were mainly thousands of farmers who were available for work when their fields were flooded between July and November and farming was made impossible. The labourers were paid in food and clothing and were normally well treated, though the first recorded strike in the history of the world was held on the site of a pyramid. The workers sat in the shade and refused to go back to work until they had been paid their rations.
When and how are pyramids built- The pyramids were built around 4500 years ago.
Some people believe that the pyramids were built by slaves. However, the huge workforce was actually made up of field workers.
The field workers were free to help build the pyramids during the months of the Nile flood.
The Egyptian people believed that by assisting the Pharaoh to eternal life, they secured their own immortality.
It is often shown that the blocks to build the pyramids were moved by rollers. However, the evidence suggests that the stones were pulled on sledges along ramps and then put into position.
Water was poured on the ground to make the sledges move more easily.
The stones were tied on with ropes.
What were pyramids used for- The Egyptians believed that if the pharaoh's body could be mummified after death the pharaoh would live forever. The tombs were designed to protect the buried Pharaoh's body and his belongings.
Pyramids are massive tombs that are built for pharaohs. They are located near the western side of the river Nile.
ReplyDeleteThese are ancient constructions where the bodies and belongings of pharaohs were preserved. They were built in ancient times nearly around 3000 B.C. The most famous Giza pyramid was built between 2551-2472 B.C.
The pharaohs in Egypt built them. Historians believed that thousands of slaves worked to build pyramids.
They were built by big rocks and limestone. First the pharaoh will select a suitable location. The site is marked out and the construction starts. They start digging up the ground and start putting the bedrock foundation. Pyramids are built in levels one level after the other. To carry big stones they made track and ramps to reach to different levels of construction. Passages are made to enter into the pyramids to keep the pharaoh’s body and his belongings.
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ReplyDeleteThe Pharaohs were buried in Pyramids. The three largest pyramids are located near Cairo, in northern Egypt.
Peasants and farmers built the pyramids. There weren’t any slaves in Egypt at this time. The word pyramid comes from the greek word for wheat cake because the shape is pointy like the cake.
Pyramids were built from 2,600 to 2100 BC in the time called the Old Kingdom. This was before Stonehenge was built.
• The first pyramid is believed to be the pyramid of Djoser , it was built in Saqqara around 4650 years ago (2640 BC).
ReplyDelete• Most Ancient Egyptians pyramids were built as tombs for pharaohs and there families
• Nearly all of the ancient Egyptian pyramids were built on the west side of the river Niles.
• The Ancient Egyptians built pyramids .
What I know about the pyramids in Egypt is that. the pharaohs built pyramids and temples . The pyramids where made out of half million tons of sand stone. some in blocks as large as nine tons with nothing but wood and robe. The pyramids are located in Giza in the city of Cairo. The largest pyramid built for the pharaoh[ Khufu] around 2530 BC.
ReplyDeleteThe Pyramids of Giza is the largest of this type of structures erected in Egypt.They all have the shape of a pyramid on a square base. The largest and oldest of them, the Great Pyramid was built approx. 2,560 BC Its sides measure after 227 m, the height is 147 m and consists of approx. 2.5 million stone blocks, each of which weighs 2.5 tonnes (at the base, some as much as 15 tons). The heaviest building I've ever built man, weighing a total of 6 million tonnes. Originally the walls were clad limestone face, which, however, survived to our time in the residual quantity. To the nineteenth century. Was the highest building in the world and still do not know how it is designed and built. Stone blocks fit together perfectly and adhere so closely that it would be difficult to stick there even hair.
ReplyDeleteThe Aztecs, Mayans and ancient Egyptians were three very different civilizations with one very large similarity: pyramids. However, of these three ancient cultures, the Egyptians set the standard for what most people recognize as classic pyramid design: massive monuments with a square base and four smooth-sided triangular sides, rising to a point. (The Aztecs and Mayans built their pyramids with tiered steps and a flat top.)
ReplyDeleteThe ancient Egyptians probably chose that distinctive form for their pharaohs' tombs because of their solar religion, explains Donald Redford, professor of classics and ancient Mediterranean studies at Penn State. The Egyptian sun god Ra, considered the father of all pharaohs, was said to have sat upon a pyramid-shaped mound of earth which had emerged from the primordial sea. The pyramid's shape is thought to have symbolized the sun's rays.
The ancient Egyptians used sand stone blokes to make pyramids. The largest pyramids where in Giza and the most known pyramids where in Giza. The most popular pyramids where built for Pharaoh Khufu. The great pyramid was the oldest and the largest. It took 20 years to make the great pyramid of Giza. Pyramid of Chephren was the second largest pyramid. There are eleven pyramids in Giza.
ReplyDeleteThere are 138 pyramids discovered in Egypt in 2008. Pyramids hold many secret of the life in ancient Egypt. Many curses were cast on a Mummy’s tomb to scare away tomb thieves who would try and steal the hidden treasure. Inside a pyramid there are hieroglyphics, mummies and the story of the pharaoh’s afterlife. Sometimes fake burial chambers or passages would be used to try and trick grave robbers. Most were built for the Pharaoh’s tomb and the treasures of that Pharaoh.
ReplyDeleteThe most famous pyramids are in Giza which are known to be one of the existing wonders of the ancient world. Some are near the River Nile because they needed to transport heavy stones through the boat.
Many Pharaohs like Ramses the II, Cleopatra, Khufu made pyramids.
Pyramids have tombs and the stories of the Pharaoh's life and achievements.
1) Over 130 Pyramids have been discovered in Egypt.
ReplyDelete2) The great Pyramid Giza is the oldest and largest of the three pyramids in the Giza Necropolis.
3) Most ancient Egyptian pyramids were built as tombs for Pharaoh’s and their family.
4) For over 3800 years the great pyramid of Giza was the tallest man made structure in the world.
5) Nearly all Egyptian pyramids are located on the west bank of the river Nile.
6) Egyptian pyramids often contain multiple chambers and passages.
7) Bodies placed in the tombs were preserved for mummification.
8) One tomb was left largely intact, was that of Tutankhamun in the Valley of the Kings.
9) The first pyramid type structure are believed to have been built by the Mesopotamians around 5000 years ago.
10) The workers used to drag blocks of stone and stack them like stairs to make the pyramids.
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ReplyDeleteWHAT ARE THE PYRAMIDS: The Egyptian pyramids are ancient pyramid-shaped structures, made mostly of limestone. 138 pyramids have been discovered in Egypt (until 2008). Most were built as tombs for the country's Pharaohs and their wives by workers that numbered from few thousand up to 100,000. At that time there were no cranes, earthmovers or power tools. The shape of Egyptian pyramids is thought to represent the mound from which the Egyptians believed the earth was created. It also represents the descending rays of the sun. Most pyramids had polished outer surface made of highly reflective white limestone to give them a brilliant appearance when viewed from a distance.
ReplyDeleteWHERE ARE THEY LOCATED: The Step Pyramid of Djoser at Saqqara is the oldest pyramid in Egypt and also the world's oldest monumental structures of masonry. It was built about 4,700 years ago. It was the first pyramid the Egyptians built. Djoser was a king of Egypt’s third dynasty (though he was actually called Netjerykhet). The planning of the pyramid has been undertaken by the great builder Imhotep (chancellor to the pharaoh, high priest of the sun god Ra and one of the few commoners ever to be given divine status after death). It started off as a tomb a flat-roofed structure with sloping sides, 60 meters high with six layers, one built on top of the other. It was constructed using 330,400 cubic meters of stone and clay. The tunnels beneath the pyramid form a labyrinth or maze about 5.5 kilometres long.
The most famous Egyptian pyramids are found at Giza, outskirts of Cairo. The pyramids of Giza are considered the largest structures ever built. The Great Pyramid of Khufu at Giza built in 2550 B.C. is the largest Egyptian pyramid (147 metres high) ever built. It incorporates about 2.3 million stone blocks, weighing an average of 2.5 to 15 tons each. It is estimated that the workers would have had to set a block every two and a half minutes. It is the only one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World still in existence. According to ancient Greek historian Herodotus, Khufu (also known as Cheops), second ruler of the 4th dynasty enslaved his people to build his pyramid. But archaeologists have found this to be untrue. Khufu's pyramid was oriented almost perfectly north by builders and has three burial chambers. The first is underground, carved into bedrock. The second, aboveground chamber was called the queen's chamber but was never used to bury her. The third is the king's chamber, which held a red granite sarcophagus or tomb placed exactly at the centre of the pyramid. The king's chamber is accessed via 8-meter-high Grand Gallery, which was sealed off from thieves by sliding granite blocking systems. The Great Pyramid was the centre of an elaborate complex which included several small pyramids, five boat pits, a mortuary temple, a causeway, a valley temple and many flat-roofed tombs for officials and some members of the royal family.
WHEN AND HOW ARE THEY BUILT: Pyramids building reached its peak between 2575 -2150 B.C. when dynasties 4-8 or the Old Kingdom ruled. The Egyptians believed the dark area of the night sky around which the stars appear to revolve was the gateway into the heavens. One of the narrow shafts that extend from the main burial chamber through the entire body of the Great Pyramid points directly towards the center of this part of the sky. This suggests the pyramid may have been designed to magically launch the dead pharaoh's soul directly into the abode of the gods. It's thought that the air shafts are really channels for the king's soul. Pyramids were built by placing layers of stones. As these layers were placed, gaps were built in for airshafts and chambers. This was quite complicated to build. Some of these huge gaps lead to the burial chamber, at the entrance of which was blocked to prevent tomb robbers, so the pharaoh could safely enter afterlife. However, Khufu’s body and treasure chamber have never been found.
ReplyDeleteAll Egyptian pyramids were built on the west bank of the Nile, which was the site of the setting sun and was linked to the land of the dead in Egyptian mythology. During the time of the pyramid builders, mummification was rare and still in experimental stages.
WHAT WERE THEY USED FOR: the pyramids were burial monuments or for the purpose of rebirth of the dead pharaohs.