Pyramids Of Giza Research Paper

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"The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemicals substances: if there is any reaction both will be transformed"- Carl Jung. Reading this quote tells someone a lot even though two subjects, persons, or items make contact they change the other one. Everyone comes from somewhere on this earth and those people made ideas they also made humungous structures. It just depend on where and when you are from how you will be transformed. This essay will show you people come from strange places and people make strange objects for traditions or they do it for love. Love is good and bad sometimes but when your love isnt strong enough you have to move on like the country artist Hank Williams. A dropout that turned into the king …show more content…
"Built during a time when Egypt was one of the richest and most powerful civilizations in the world" They are considered to be one of the most magnificent structures in the world. They were built as a burial place for pharaohs and there close family as well as government officials. They king thought to be chosen by the gods themselves. The gods include Ra the sun god and Hourus the Falcon god. It was a ritual to keep the bodies intact after death to please Ka the remaining soul left in the body. In the early years of the pyramid they were square shaped called Mastabas. Which were the precursor for pyramids. The oldest known pyramid was built in 2630 B.C. at saqqara. The smooth edges of the pyramid was to help reflect the soul of the dead pharaoh. The king was buried with everything they would need for the after life like all of there possessions and lots of gold. Pyramids original architect was Imhoteo. The first smooth pyramid is the red pyramid they called it that because the materials they used were red. The pyramids became a focus fro cults. The pyramids of Giza are located on the nothern part of the Nile river. The largest of the 3 was built for khufu. The middle pyramid was built for his son khafre. There is also a great guardian which is known as the sphinx. The biggest of the 3 is the largest structure in the ancient world. They were built between the 5 and 6 dynasty. The last great pyramid builder was Pepy the second. After awhile tomb raiders came in stealing gold artifacts and yes even bodies. "There massive scale reflects the unique rate that the pharaoh, or king, played in ancient Egyptian society." The largest pyramid is 481 feet high. Raiders also took material off the outside of them but millions of people still visit them every year. Since the kings were put into pyramids because they were loved lets find out what love

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