Pyramid Building In Ancient Egypt

The granite slabs the Egyptians used to build the pyramids weighed forty tons apiece. They were able to move these blocks without the invention of the wheel or cart. It is amazing how the Egyptians built such big structures with such little technology because they were perfect in almost every dimension, it was all done by the physical strength of men, and many of the pyramids still stand today.
During Egypt’s Third Dynasty, King Djoser had the first pyramid constructed (McCaulay 3). The years 2686 to 2181 B.C. were known as the Old Kingdom when the great age of the pyramid building took place (Morley 5). The Egyptians did not have the same mechanical devices we have today. They did not have the inventions of the wheel, cart, crane, or pulley.
In a separate part of the town, the workmen lived in small houses that had flat roofs that provides extra space to work, sleep, and live. The Pharaoh wanted as few people as possible to know how to get into his pyramid to get to the tomb. He had a high brick wall built around the town with a closely guarded gate (Morley 18). Every year, many people died working on the pyramids and villages lost men. Accidents usually happened when the stones were being moved (Macaulay 46). The market was where people would exchange goods. The ancient Egyptians were paid wages in food and clothing, because they did not use money (Morley 22).
All the hard work that went into the pyramids was all done for the Pharaoh. Many people spent lots of time working on the art that was carved and painted in the pyramids. They built the pyramids so the pharaoh could live forever and believed in the afterlife. The people who worked on the pyramids had to live in separate towns than everyone else. It is amazing how the Egyptians built such big structures with such little technology because they were perfect in almost every dimension, it was all done by the physical strength of men, and many of the pyramids still stand