Egypt Research Paper, The Great Pyramid and Facts
Egypt Research Paper
Pyramids were made to bury dead kings in. The chambers that a pyramid had were, usually had was a king's chamber, a queen's chamber and a subterranean chamber. It also had a grand valley and three shafts. The casing was made out of stone, so it would smooth the surface.
The pyramids took a little more than twenty years to build. It was very hard to built pyramids. First, they had to prepare the place it was going to be built. Then, they had to take blocks of stone transport them and then place them. Each block was about two to eighteen tons. After that they had to put a casing to smooth the surface. But sadly over the years the casing has disappeared over the years. One really knows how the blocks were put there but there were theories.
One theory was that when they were building a pyramid they used a spiral ramp. In fact the Great pyramid became one of the Seven Wonders of the World. To read more about The Great pyramids go to the next page.
Two other major pyramids were built at Giza one for Khufu's son and the other for Khafre. The way pyramids were made before they even knew is they stacked mastaba on top of each other.
The Great Pyramid
The largest and most famous of all the pyramids is the Great Pyramid. It is located at Giza and was built by Snefru's son which is Khufu, known also as Cheops this was his later his Greek name. The pyramid was built by the Egyptian pharaoh Khufu and was his to die in. The pyramid's base covered over 13 acres and its sides were at an angle of 51 degrees 52 minutes and were over 755 feet long! It originally stood over 481 feet high. But today it is 450 feet high. It is ranked the tallest structure on Earth for more than 43 centuries. On each side the directions of the compass rose are marked. Scientists think that its stone blocks average over two tons apiece, with the largest weighing as much as fifteen tons each.
The pyramid entrance is on the north side. All of the shafts would either lead to the
Pyramids were made to bury dead kings in. The chambers that a pyramid had were, usually had was a king's chamber, a queen's chamber and a subterranean chamber. It also had a grand valley and three shafts. The casing was made out of stone, so it would smooth the surface.
The pyramids took a little more than twenty years to build. It was very hard to built pyramids. First, they had to prepare the place it was going to be built. Then, they had to take blocks of stone transport them and then place them. Each block was about two to eighteen tons. After that they had to put a casing to smooth the surface. But sadly over the years the casing has disappeared over the years. One really knows how the blocks were put there but there were theories.
One theory was that when they were building a pyramid they used a spiral ramp. In fact the Great pyramid became one of the Seven Wonders of the World. To read more about The Great pyramids go to the next page.
Two other major pyramids were built at Giza one for Khufu's son and the other for Khafre. The way pyramids were made before they even knew is they stacked mastaba on top of each other.
The Great Pyramid
The largest and most famous of all the pyramids is the Great Pyramid. It is located at Giza and was built by Snefru's son which is Khufu, known also as Cheops this was his later his Greek name. The pyramid was built by the Egyptian pharaoh Khufu and was his to die in. The pyramid's base covered over 13 acres and its sides were at an angle of 51 degrees 52 minutes and were over 755 feet long! It originally stood over 481 feet high. But today it is 450 feet high. It is ranked the tallest structure on Earth for more than 43 centuries. On each side the directions of the compass rose are marked. Scientists think that its stone blocks average over two tons apiece, with the largest weighing as much as fifteen tons each.
The pyramid entrance is on the north side. All of the shafts would either lead to the