How To Build The Pharaoh's Pyramid

These large stone structures were built as tombs for kings that died. The Egyptians who built the pyramids needed to learn the specialized skills of mathematics, geometry, engineering, and architecture, as stated in document three.

For years, the heave-ho method of building the pyramids has been the most logical. This involved ramps being used to move the pyramid blocks and other materials to the right level. While remains of ramps have been found, they were small and most likely used for climbing opposed to raising stone blocks. in addition, to sustain the 1400 block per day on the Great Pyramid, they would have needed 52,000 workers with 140 workers on each stone making four trips per day on a ramp, which seems highly unlikely. Aside from all of this, there are also no murals of Egyptian workers using ramps on the Great Pyramid. There is one showing a statue being dragged, but it’s dated to 800 years after the Great Pyramid was built.

Evidence exists that ramps were used in building some pyramids, including the Great Pyramids of Giza (Egyptian 4). The theory is the most accepted, however arguments exist over what type of ramp was used. This is where it gets mysterious. The type of ramp used differs from a large straight one coming from one side of the pyramid, to a zig-zagging one that sits on the base of the pyramids and wraps around, eventually meeting at the top of the pyramid. An even more questionable theory exists, saying that internal ramps were used. A different version of the ramp theory exists and says that an external and internal ramp were used in building. It is also known as “Houdin’s Method” (Egyptian 5). Houdin’s Method states that an external ramp was used to build 3/10 of the pyramids, The ramp

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The majority of ancient Egyptian structures studied by architectural historians and planners alike, were erected to honor a pharaoh or as a grand tomb for their journey through to the afterlife. Whether the structure was in the form of a temple, tomb or statue, the ritual and spiritual influence is unquestionable. The location, scale, and materials used to construct these monuments are all defining factors of how the space is used and functions.

Egypt is also known for its statues depicting various gods and tombs for its numerous pharaohs. Their architectural prowess is a feat marveled at even today. The ability to design and build such grand monuments such as the iconic pyramids of Giza, rivalling even the Mayan and Aztec temples of South and Central America, reveals the true nature of innovation in Egypt. In fact, even without modern tools of measurement, the Great Pyramid, the largest tomb in Egypt, is almost geometrically perfect. For such a large structure, the length of all four sides at its base differ by less than a foot (McKenty 1).

The Egyptian priests knew a lot about anatomy. Priests cut open the Pharaoh's body and took out the organs, four of the organs were put in Canopic Jars, each jar has a different head of gods shown on it: Imsety, Duamutef, Hapy, Qebehsenuef. The heart, however, was taken out of the body, covered with spices and wrapped with linen. The Egyptians believed that, in the afterworld, the heart was going to be weighed by the god Osiris. A heavy heart was full of sin and a monster would eat it, but a light heart meant it was good and it's owner could keep on going with the journey in happiness. The body was put in coffins and brought to the pyramids, where it was buried in a stone sarcophagus which contained two more coffins in it. Egyptians had tools for making the pyramids, they used chisels, mallets, drills, saws, and plumb rules. The Great Pyramid took twenty years to build; The other pyramids took five-ten years to build because those pyramids were smaller than the Great Pyramid.

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Joseph Davidovits discovered a simple chemical process that turned a putty mixture into stone and argues that this method was used in the construction of the Great Pyramid. Joseph Davidovits explains that the pyramid blocks were simply stone casted instead of being cut and hauled from the quarry. This is a very probable answer because all the needed materials are available. Davidovits indicates that the use of a ramp, as Clifford Wilson suggests, must have been larger than the pyramid in order to allow a slight angle for the workers to drag the blocks up. Another problem with the use of the ramp is that three are no murals at the time showing the ramps and sleds that were supposedly used to move the blocks. Davidovits demonstrates a unique method of the construction of the pyramids, but this is not as well as Wilson’s theory because there are problems with Davidovits’ theory.

In our course book, Van Gogh was the father of expression. He expressed, “Painting things not as they are but as they feel.” (Lewis & Lewis, p. 391). I found in observing the many painting he made. Van Gogh was a very tortured soul. I was not impressed by the dark colored paintings. They were telling me he was a depressed, troubled man and made me feel depressed. The Vincent Van Gogh painting I have chosen is an oil canvas he made in Arles, France: June 1888. Van Gogh called it “Fishing Boats on the beach at Saintes-Maries. (Van Gogh Gallery, 2015). I felt by looking at this painting it was different from the others. The fishing boats on the beach seemed to be clearer and detailed to my eyes. The colors he used seemed to be on an even and bright

Much of the pyramids history is on the inside. One of the many things inside of the pyramids are (sometimes also known as mummies) are the bodies of the pharaohs. When pharaohs died in Ancient Egypt, they were believed to become gods. In order to properly put them at rest, they had to do a proper burial. To do this, people has to take out every organ of the body except for the heart. The heart is told to hold the soul, so they couldn’t remove it. After this, they stuff the body with cloth and sew the skin up. They put chemicals on the body to dry it out, and set for 40 days. The body was then covered in oils, precious stones, and amulets and bound with longs strips of cloth over and over again. A highly decorated mask was set on the face and wrapped again in cloth. This whole process took about 70

Intended to hold his mummified body, Pharaoh Djoser's Step Pyramid at Saqqara began as a traditional, flat-roofed mastaba. But by the end of his 19-year reign, in 2611 B.C.E, it had risen to six stepped layers and stood 62 meters high. It was the largest building of its time. Extensive use of stone, wood, reeds, or other softer materials made the tomb more durable than its mud-brick forebears. Such pioneering techniques led many ancient historians to credit the chief architect, Imhotep, with inventing stone architecture. The Step Pyramid complex was enclosed by a 10 meters wall and included courtyards, temples, and chapels covering nearly 40 acres (16 hectares) the size of a large town in the third millennium B.C. As in earlier mastaba tombs, the Step Pyramid's burial chambers are underground, hidden in a maze of tunnels, probably to discourage grave robbers. The tomb was nevertheless plundered, and all that remains of Djoser, the third king of Egypt's 3rd dynasty, is his mummified left foot. It consists of internal passageways and chambers. It is known that this pyramid has the most

New archaeological evidence shows that those who dragged and laid these two and a half ton granite slabs were condemned to an early grave, and they died with deformed bones and broken limbs. An Egyptian excavation recently uncovered the burial ground of hundreds of workers who helped to build the great pyramid for king Cheops 4500 years ago. Originally over one hundred and forty six meters high, it is the tallest of the three famous pyramids at Giza near the Nile delta.

In the deserts of Egypt lie the colossal remains of an ancient civilization. These enormous works of human endeavor are the only member of the Seven Ancient Wonders of the World that time has passed down to us. These are, of course, the great pyramids of ancient Egypt. But these imposing structures were not built to impress civilization millennia down the road. The pyramids in fact had a purpose to the ancient Egyptians. While they seem very simple in nature, as they are simply four-sided pyramids with square bases, they had a meaning for those that had them built. Even by today’s standards, the pyramids of ancient Egypt were an impressive feat of engineering, due to their enormous size, both in building materials and finished product.

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