The legacy of Ancient Egypt
Did you know there are 138 standing pyramids built by the Ancient Egyptians. The Egyptians thought their pets were a physical form of their gods so pets were worshiped.
They even had hippos as pets! In Giza they used triangles to relieve stress from the tombs that were inside of pyramids. The people of Egypt came because of the rich soil and a plentiful amount of water. Egypt started out small but now it is known world wide.
Pyramids and architecture
Have you ever wondered how in the world the Ancient Egyptians ever managed to build those beautiful works of art, the pyramids? To make any kind of building the Egyptians had to level all of the area all around the build site.next they had to cut the stones to match the one below that stone. They aligned the stones with the most important stars! They used Granite and Limestone to build the pyramids, the article Building the great pyramid states, “On a granite block”(Shaw p.7). The corners of the pyramids were fixed to face the cardinal directions. They used ramps to haul the stone blocks up to where they were to be put. The article Building the great pyramid states, “ramps must have been used to drag all of the blocks up and down”. In conclusion, there were many types of tools needed to build the great pyramids of Egyptians. …show more content…
The egyptians domesticated dogs, cats, baboons, monkeys, fish, gazelles, birds, mongoose, crocodiles and hippos! The egyptians must have really loved their pets because,”In 1968 x-rays of the smaller mummy determined it was not her child but her pet monkey”(Pets in ancient Egypt). “When any animal dies, the owner must shave their whole body including head if not already”(Pets in ancient Egypt). In conclusion, the Egyptians domesticated many animals we never thought of trying to
Did you know there are 138 standing pyramids built by the Ancient Egyptians. The Egyptians thought their pets were a physical form of their gods so pets were worshiped.
They even had hippos as pets! In Giza they used triangles to relieve stress from the tombs that were inside of pyramids. The people of Egypt came because of the rich soil and a plentiful amount of water. Egypt started out small but now it is known world wide.
Pyramids and architecture
Have you ever wondered how in the world the Ancient Egyptians ever managed to build those beautiful works of art, the pyramids? To make any kind of building the Egyptians had to level all of the area all around the build site.next they had to cut the stones to match the one below that stone. They aligned the stones with the most important stars! They used Granite and Limestone to build the pyramids, the article Building the great pyramid states, “On a granite block”(Shaw p.7). The corners of the pyramids were fixed to face the cardinal directions. They used ramps to haul the stone blocks up to where they were to be put. The article Building the great pyramid states, “ramps must have been used to drag all of the blocks up and down”. In conclusion, there were many types of tools needed to build the great pyramids of Egyptians. …show more content…
The egyptians domesticated dogs, cats, baboons, monkeys, fish, gazelles, birds, mongoose, crocodiles and hippos! The egyptians must have really loved their pets because,”In 1968 x-rays of the smaller mummy determined it was not her child but her pet monkey”(Pets in ancient Egypt). “When any animal dies, the owner must shave their whole body including head if not already”(Pets in ancient Egypt). In conclusion, the Egyptians domesticated many animals we never thought of trying to