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    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. The Sphinx is used as a tourist…

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    Early Pyramids

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    ever wondered what kept the pyramids from collapsing? Or how they stood for thousands of years? The pyramids were built the way they were so that they stood strong and sturdy for thousands of years. Many of the earlier pyramids were step pyramids. Smooth limestone would be spread over the step pyramid to create two pyramids; one inside the other. Later, pyramids were built with mastabas, huge chunks of stone meant to keep the pyramid from caving in. The most recent pyramids had underground…

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    The ancient Egyptians built pyramids for their pharaohs and queens. The pharaohs were buried in pyramids of different shapes and sizes from the beginning Old Kingdom to the end of the Middle Kingdom. As of 2008, there were between 118 pyramids that had been identified. The largest and best preserved pyramids were built in Giza at the beginning of the Old Kingdom. The most well-known of these pyramids was built for the pharaoh Khufu. It is known as the ‘Great Pyramid’ and is one of the Seven…

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    101-40255 Adele H Lewis June 22, 2016 Pyramid of Djoser The Pyramid of Djoser is a step pyramid in the Saqqara necropolis Egypt. The step is often referred as mastabas. The mastabas were built on top of one another and the pyramid was later polished in limestone. I don’t believe this was the actual intention at first when constructing the Pyramid of Djoser. The mastaba, bench in Arabic, is the structural base at the bottom of the pyramid. The Step Pyramid has been visualized as a series of…

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    Book Of The Dead

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    During a time when Egypt was one of the richest and most powerful civilizations in the world, the most magnificent man-made structures in history were built—the pyramids. The pyramids were tombs built to hold the deceased bodies of the pharaohs of Egypt and to house their spirits in the afterlife. Inside these tombs, the walls were decorated in elaborate paintings. It was a custom for the Egyptians to decorate the walls and ceilings of tombs of the elite. Most of these were supposed to be…

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    There are many theories to whom may have built the extraordinary Egyptian pyramids. Some theories that were made towards who constructed the pyramids, range from Egyptian laborers built it, to the pyramid was built long before by a vanished civilization, all the way to the pyramids were built with the help of extraterrestrial beings. All these theories have their own reasoning towards the truth, and from many opinionated aspects, It is believe that there may have been helping by…

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    FOOD SELECTION AND EVALUATION: The selection of food is made, considering several factors, such as: 1) Sensory criteria 2) Nutritional criteria 3) Cultural criteria 4) Religious criteria 5) Psychological and social criteria 6) Budgetary criteria Food is selected on the basic all the above mentioned criteria but sensory and nutritional criteria hold primary importance in this aspect. After analyzing the sensory attributes of food, people mostly consider and evaluate food’s nutritional value…

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    The Sphinx

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    Although both the reading and listening passage are about the geological and archeological evidence that determine the date that the Sphinx wax built, yet the two passages are in many way polar opposites. The writer states that the Sphinx was built in the Old Kingdom period, whereas the professor claims are entirely different. To begin with, as mentioned in the reading passage, the techniques that were employed to construct the Sphinx match the ones that was commonly in the Old Kingdom period.…

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    Each Moai figure. Like a different snowflake in a blizzard. Not one figure is alike. All 887 statues are unique. The history, description, and creation of the Moai strikes confusion and amazement into the souls of scientists, tourists, and the people of Rapa Nui. (Easter Island) Tenrandomfacts.com states, “It is believed that the native people created the Moai statues in honor of male ancestors.” These statues were made of stone by the native tribes of Easter Island.…

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    Sun Temple Research Paper

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    tons of rock material and was built without being built of metal tools the use of animals or the wheel invention The temple was built with stone block and held together with lime mortar and covered with plaster then painted like a fresco secco the Pyramid of the Sun is 41 million cubic feet of rock. It is a big pile of rocks, and mud brick the temple also has for staircases allowing access to the top of the temple. While the Romans used three different columns in the temples construction…

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