The Importance Of The Ancient Egyptian Pyramids In Giza

One of the world’s earliest civilizations known today are the ancient Egyptian pyramids. These pyramids over time have sparked thousands of different conspiracy theories, stories, debates, and conversations. Millions of people around the world have heard some type of topic discussed about these Egyptian pyramids. Examples would include, how the pyramids were created without having advanced technology, if these structures were designed for kings, if they held hidden treasure or even coming to a conclusion that they were center points for extraterrestrial meetings. Although not many have considered that these pyramids were highly effective and were used for astronomy by locating the stars, calculating the time of day or year and used as a way to track time throughout their history. The discovery of the pyramids play an astounding role in what we know about astronomy today.

Some will show objects for Egyptian mythology, including the Sphinx. We do not know if these formations left a lasting im-pressions on the Egyptians, but we know the variety of rocks helped them survive as long as they did. While only a few places had exposed rocks, many places had a soft layer of sandstone that was covered up by different types of limestone, which the ancients used for building. While in Egypt, the Te-thys Sea uncovered what became a great deposit of limestone and sandstone, used to build structures. This process made stone spilt horizontally by nature and made vertical channels which created rough blocks, which were gladly accepted as a gift to Egypt (“Stones” 1). For building a pyramid, being near massive amounts of building material was very important, so was routes to the desert were they mined, or traded, for rarer rocks. Even a rock that is difficult to obtain, granite, was used in surplus amounts. Granite forms deep inside the earth from molten magma, it forms a boulder and shifts upward as the earth moves, “though this cannot account for all the estimated 45,000 cubic meters of granite which were shipped from Aswan to Memphis...”. (“Stones” 1) Granite is a very hard stone and difficult to cut, but they still cut it very precisely. We do not know for sure how they were able to do this, but someone has come up with a very good description of

Why the Great Pyramid of Giza was built is a question that has been challenging archeologists, philosophers, and historians

What makes up a pyramid? 12 lines, 5 faces, 4 triangles, 1 base, and 5 vertexes and in the case of the Great Pyramids of Giza about 2.3 million stone blocks that weigh an average of 2.5 to 15 tons. That according to the time it took to build them they would have had to place and set a stone every 2 to 2 and a half minutes. To put that in perspective some weigh as much or more than an armed military cargo truck. So, imagine dragging a cargo truck with nothing but some strong rope and some other people. Now if you're like most people you can lift maybe 100 pounds. However, the average powerlifter can lift 350 to 400 pounds and that's just lift not pack around or drag across acres of land. Now how did the Egyptians build the Great Pyramid of Giza with blocks that weigh up to 15 tons with the technology they had then? It’s clearly very obtuse to think the pyramids were built by the Egyptians and the Egyptians alone. The question is, who helped them?

The theme I have chosen is the Quest for immortality/ creation of legacy. Ancient Egyptians believed that there was a life after death; they focused much of their life preparing for the afterlife. The afterlife did not come easy to them, as they felt like they needed to live the best life possible otherwise they would not be accepted into the afterlife.

The Egyptian’s belief in the afterlife was heavily focused on preparing for safe travel and a comfortable lifestyle in the afterlife for the ka, which was their term for the deceased's soul. The development of the pyramids was wholly impacted by the Egyptian’s belief in the afterlife because the pyramids were tombs for the pharaohs and built not only to provide for all the needs of the pharaoh in his afterlife, including food, servants, jewelry, money, but also to provide security of his preserved body to assure a successful rebirth. Because building these large and intricate tombs took many years to complete, work on his burial pyramid would start as soon as the pharaoh took the throne. Their belief in the afterlife dictated where the pyramids and cities were built. By observation, one can see that most pyramids were built along the west bank of the Nile, while cities were built around temples and they were commonly found on the east bank of the Nile. This is due to the fact that the Egyptians believed that the setting of the sun in the west signified death and that the rising of the sun in the east signified rebirth; thus, they built the pyramids on the west bank to allow their pharaoh to begin his quest from death in the west to rebirth in the east.

The Great Pyramid has intrigued individuals for a large number of years, yet the more it is examined, the more inquiries emerge (Bartlett, 2014). The standard hypothesis, which it was fabricated as a tomb for Pharaoh Khufu around 2360 B.C., utilizing just copper apparatuses, wood, rope and sweat, is still around, yet it is less and less ready to answer the inquiries new proof offers ascend to. The new confirmation has offered ascent to various

The Egyptian pyramids have been the subject of many outlandish claims and construction theories for centuries. The Great Pyramid for example has been associated with pyramid power, curses, Atlantis, Mexican pyramids, Stonehenge, Nazca, the Bermuda Triangle, Biblical prophecy, Martian faces, advanced civilizations, space aliens, cavity resonators, and even levitation. It is not surprising that some who have proposed such theories have been dubbed "pyramidiots". This paper will attempt to give a more logical solution to the methods ancient Egyptians may have had used, and the problems they may have had, using factual information, scientific evidence and a bit of common sense.

The great Ancient Egypt civilization is filled with magnificent architecture that made its culture rich. The Stepped Pyramid by Imhotep, Mortuary precinct of Djoser 2630-2611 BC, and the Great Pyramids of Gizeh 2490-2228 BC, are an important part of the Ancient Egypt culture. Also the Ka and Maet played a vital role in making these monuments. Ancient Egyptians really cared about their Pharaohs and Gods and did anything to keep them satisfied, even if it meant to carry a 2.5 ton block up 450 feet. The Pyramids of Gizeh and the Stepped Pyramid have some similarities, many differences, and have a major influence in keeping the Ka of the pharaoh happy .

The size, outline, and structure of the pyramids uncover the expertise of these old manufacturers. The pyramids were incredible landmarks and tombs for the rulers. The Egyptians trusted that a lord's spirit kept on managing issues of the kingdom even after his passing. To guarantee that they would keep on enjoying the gifts of the divine beings, they safeguarded the pharaoh's body through the embalmment procedure. They fabricated the pyramids to secure the pharaoh's body, the pyramid was an image of expectation, since it would guarantee the pharaoh's union with the divine beings.“The Pyramids.” Egypt: Art and Architecture, St. Petersburg Times. ,

Thousands of years ago when the Egyptians built the three pyramids of Giza there wasn’t any cameras and they didn’t write down how they built them. Now scientists have to piece together clues that were discovered. With over 2 million stones weighting around 1.5 to 3 tons each, some even weighting 50 tons. It is still a mystery how these structure were built. There are many theories’ on how the pyramids were made.

The ancient Egyptian people were very religious. Their religion was very important to them; they worshiped their gods, and they glorified them. Their kings or pharaohs were also believed to be gods. The burial of their kings was a very important aspect for Egyptian life, and their belief in afterlife. This belief led to the construction of elaborate funerary architecture. These royal tomb structures were first known as mastabas,

The Great Pyramid of Giza is also recognized as the Pyramid of Khufu, Khufu's Pyramid and Pyramid of Cheops. It is the most significant and earliest structure in the world. This pyramid is the oldest of the three pyramids standing on the Giza Necropolis. It is also the largest of them all (Larry, 2000). This great pyramid is located on the northern edge of the Giza Plateau, which is 25 km outskirts, southwest of Cairo, Egypt. It is the only remaining standing monument of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World (Crystalink, 2011). It is said that the pyramid was built as the tomb for the Fourth Dynasty Egyptian King Khufu (known in Greek as Cheops).

The pyramids were built as a tomb for the pharaoh. Their belief was that the top point of the pyramid was the gate for the soul to travel to the afterlife and return to earth if chosen. These tombs were built which line up with certain stars and planets.

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.