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- 2. We will be talking about Why some parts are gone now Inside the pyramids. How long it took them. Why they built them. Materials . the oldest and youngest pyramid. how big are they. What they found around the pyramids. Who made them. Why are they the shape they are.
- 3. Why are some parts gone ? Capstone other gold/or worshiped stone. Capstone was stolen and destroyed with no trace. The outer walls were wight tura stone very slick and shiny. The tura stone was also stollen.
- 5. Inside the pyramids South pointing air shafts: Built to provide ventilation same with the north. Chambers above the Kings chamber: there were five rough chambers these chambers helped level weight of bigger stones. Grand gallery: it's called this because it leads to the Kings chamber from the chambers above the Kings chamber. Queens chamber: they call it the queens chamber and it is the lowest level other than the entry and the under ground chamber no queen has never used the chamber.
- 7. How long it took them ? People say that the pyramid of Giza was built in 20 years by about 100,000 workers. And 10 years for the smaller ones and half the 3/4 as menu people.
- 8. Why did they build the pyramids ? The ancient Egyptians built the pyramids as tombs for the Pharos and gods. The Pharos were buried in pyramids of many different shapes and sizes before the beginning of the old kingdom to the end of the Middle Kingdom.
- 9. Materials Many of pyramids were made with many different types of stone the insides were rough stone and lime stone and the out side was smooth polished limestone . Floors were made of basalt or alabaster. Some important rooms had pink granite.
- 11. Oldest and youngest pyramids The oldest pyramid is believed to be the pyramid of Djoser which was built in the saqqara Necropolis during the 27th century B.C. The youngest pyramid was built in 1790 B.C.thats when Egypt stopped making the pyramids all together.
- 12. How big are the pyramids Giza- H= 139 m W= 230 m Bent- H= 101.1 m W= 188.6 m Red- H= 104 m W= 220 m Khafre- H= 143.5 m W= 215.5 m
- 13. What they found around the pyramids Archaeologists found buried people witch was strange because they thought that it was slaves who built the pyramids but they don't mummify slaves so it had to have be skilled workers. And boats with tools and utilities buried with and beside those people.
- 15. Who built the pyramids They thought it was slaves But after finding mummified bodies they new it had to be special people like specialized builders.
- 16. Why are they the shape they are They are this shape because they did not need anything to hold the stones together gravity held then in place. And the planes were to make a quadrilateral base that rose to a triangular point at the tip.
- 18. This what we talked about Why some parts are gone now Inside the pyramids. How long it took them. Why they built them. Materials . the oldest and youngest pyramid. how big are they. What they found around the pyramids. Who made them. Why are they the shape they are.
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