The Importance Of The Ancient Egyptian Pyramids In Giza

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 .

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 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. ,

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?

According to Krystek (2010), the Great Pyramid of Giza is “the only one of the famous "Seven Wonders of the Ancient World" that still stands.” The Great Pyramid of Giza, which was built around 2550BC for the pharaoh Khufu, is archaeological evidence of the political, economic and religious power of the pharaoh and the importance of religion in the Old Kingdom of Ancient Egypt. The ability of the pharaoh Khufu to organise and control the large workforce necessary to build the Great Pyramid is an indication of his political power. Through the construction of the Great Pyramid, the pharaoh and the people of Egypt were economically benefited. The importance of the afterlife to Egyptian society and the notion of the pharaoh being partly divine is also demonstrated through the Great Pyramid.

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

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

4,000 years ago the Great Pyramids of Giza were being made for the Pharaohs of ancient Egypt. And today they are astounding tourists and mystifying scientists as until recently there was no clear theory on how they were made. How were the Egyptian pyramids constructed?

This concept was fully applied in their pyramid. First of all, the whole entire pyramidal represents the worship to their sun god, Re. Since the fourth dynasty, the Egypt kings considered themselves as the "son of Re," and this title became the most important elements of their official.3 Therefore, when they had to build the pyramid, they will choose the plateau with the high elevation since they thought they could have the closest contact with the sun god in there. The side of the pyramid is an ascending triangle, which represents the element of fire, illumination , and energy. Whereas the wide base is symbolic of congregate, struggle, and fight, meaning everyone was trying to get themselves out of the lowest level of the society.4 In another side, some Egyptologists believe, the pyramid had the sloping side, so the dead pharaoh could symbolically climb up to the sky and live forever. Since the life in this world is temporarily, but the afterlife is eternal. All of those representations indicate the importance, and expectancy of their afterlife, as well as the loyalty to the god. No one will ever bother to waste time and effort on a tomb to design the shape and metaphor behind, but ancient Egyptian If the shape had been changed, it will lose the original

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 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.

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 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.

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.