Did you know that the pyramids in Egypt took 10 - 20 years to build? The pyramids were made out of perfectly cut blocks of stone. The blocks were put into place by strong levees, ramps, and bridges. These amazing huge structures were built to honor Egyptian kings. There is one thing we do not know about the pyramids, who built these grand monumental structures for the pharaoh?…
Known as one of the seven wonders of the world, the Great Pyramid of Giza is a defining symbol of Egypt in a few different ways. It was built as a tomb for the Egyptian ruler at the time, pharaoh Khufu, meaning Cheops in greek. It has a unique background of how it was built, why it is one of the seven wonders of the world and why this Great Pyramid was built. One of Egypt’s greatest mysteries is how the Great Pyramid of Giza was built. This astonishing pyramid took twenty years to build, while the delicate engineering has kept it intact, even today.…
Khufu is best known as the builder of the Great Pyramid. Pyramids were built as tombs for themselves and their families. It is one of the 7 wonders of the ancient world. The pyramid is more than 450 feet tall, made out…
Also in the Nazca desert of Peru lay a series of geoglyph lines, called the Nazca Lines, which can only be seen from the sky. The Nazca lines are believed to have been created by the Nazca culture between 400 and 650 AD. The hundreds of figures range from simple lines to complex configurations of hummingbirds, spiders, monkeys, fish, sharks, orcas, and lizards. The largest of these figures are over 660 feet (200m) across. The local legend involves the landing of strange men near Ecuador.…
The Great Sphinx of Giza Introduction The ancient Egyptians were a very advanced society and great architects but there are many questions surrounding the pyramids but something that stands out is the Sphinx. Why did the Egyptians build it, no one knows. Most Egyptologist believe that the Sphinx is supposed to represent Pharaoh Khafre or Pharaoh Djedefre. One of the first things you will notice when you first see the Sphinx is what happened to it’s nose.…
They had many policies and beliefs that other civilizations adapted and/or slightly differed. One of the most well known and famous parts of ancient Egypt are the great pyramids. According to Document 3, “Egyptian kings in the Old Kingdom are best known for the huge structures they built, pyramids.” (Document 3) These pyramids were and possibly still are the greatest and most intricate man made structures in the world.…
The Great Pyramid of Giza (also known as the Pyramid of Khufu or the Pyramid of Cheops) is the oldest and largest of the three pyramids in the Giza, Egypt. The designations of the Pyramids Khufu, Khafre, and Menkaure correspond to the kings for whom they were built. It’s located on the northern edge of the Giza Plateau, Cairo, Egypt. The Great Pyramid of Giza is one of the seven wonders of the ancient world and the only one to remain largely today. This gigantic Great Pyramid of Giza was the world’s tallest monument for more than 3800, until another big Cathedral was built in England.…
Great Pyramid of Giza - the only pyramid with ascending and descending passes. One can not be isolated in its design it is a huge descent, called the "big gallery". At its end is a narrow passage that leads to the "king room", where the walls are decorated with polished granite. Scientists believe that the "room of the King" was a triumph of Egyptian geometry, because, according to their calculations, it was built in proportion to the golden section. The sarcophagus is made of red granite monolith, with its size even more than the entrance to the room itself.…
If the slaves built the Great Pyramid at Giza is very hard to know. I believe that most of the workers were slaves but, I think a small number of them were paid workers. The sources Herodotus and the textbook showed that the slaves did build the Great Pyramid at Giza. Herodotus and the textbook states that the king forced the Egyptian slaves to work for 20 years.…
Ancient Egyptians built massive tombs for their pharaohs filling them with gold, food, furniture and anything that they believed he would need in his afterlife. The most famous pyramids are those of Giza, also known as the “Great Pyramid of Giza”. Also named after the pharaoh that it was built for, “Pyramid of Khufu”, is the oldest and only surviving seven wonders of the ancient world. At 455 feet tall and an estimated 6 million tons, makes it by far the largest pyramid in the world. The Great Pyramid of Giza took about 20 years to finish using blocks of stone that weighed 2.5 tons a…
Throughout history there have been dozens of pyramids created for religious ceremonies and kings. Perhaps the most interesting of all the pyramids discovered would have to be that of the Pyramids of Egypt built for the Pharaoh and the Pyramids of Central America with their gory and mysterious history. Conceivably one of the most studied and fascinating Pyramids of all time would have to be that of Egypt built for the Pharaohs to bring them closer to the heavens and gods. Likewise, were the great Pyramids of Central Americas were built for religious sacrifices, primary military defense, and as a burial tomb for kings. It wasn’t until shortly after 2700 B.C. that the pyramids of Egypt were actually being constructed.…
Imagine being sick to your stomach every second of every hour of every day. Imagine feeling dehydrated and going to get a drink, just to puke it up a few minutes later. That’s what cholera feels like, except much, much worse. Africa is suffering from this disease, and they can’t do anything about it. We need to help them.…
In my humble opinion, inmates that are serving a sentence in prison coincide, somewhat, with the current constitutional rights they are entitled to. First and foremost, it would be enlightening to know that every prisoner was serving a sentence that resulted from a solid case based on overwhelming and supportive evidence, to solidify their sentence in a fair and balanced manner. Historically, we have all learned of people that have been sentenced to prison and new evidence proved they were actually innocent. " For example, one recent case, two Mississippi men wrongfully sent to prison filed federal lawsuits against the medical experts who testified the men left bite marks on two slain children", (Siegel & Bartollas, 2014, p. 210).…
In “Justice, Respect, and Treating People as Equals,” Andrew Mason argues that social equality “involves but extends further than what justice requires of us” (129). Acts are matters concerning justice only when meant to advantage or disadvantage another, with the disadvantage required for injustice ranging from worsened conditions to instances of “psychological harm” or domination (131). Mason offers many examples of people neglecting to treat members of ethnic minorities as equals (132) and claims that, although these acts seem morally objectionable, they are not “intrinsically unjust.” Intrinsic injustice, he clarifies, refers only to some feature of an act, not its effects (133). Being treated unequally disadvantage or cause adverse psychological effects for those slighted, but this would be a case of “extrinsic” injustice since the potentially negative outcome of an act is unnecessary for it to…
Injustice in the Justice Department Naomi Wolf once said: “It is human nature to abuse power, no matter who you are.” Judicial corruption is dishonest or unethical conduct by a person entrusted with a position of authority in the judicial system, often to acquire personal benefit. Although abuse of judicial power still occurs in our society today, there are safeguards in place to prevent the kind of abuse that occurred during the Victorian Era.…