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    Egypt, one of the world’s first ancient civilization whose accomplishments still puzzle people today. One of those accomplishments is the great pyramids, vast blocks stacked a top of one another at perfect angels creating the pyramid shape. The largest pyramid built was the Pyramid of Khufu. If I was an architect on the construction of the Pyramid of Khufu I would have daily goals. A few of my daily task on a day in the beginning of construction would be finding dimensions, finding laborers, and…

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    created the Giza Pyramids. I made the pyramids using a plaster mold kit, and gold paint. I have been interested in Ancient Egypt since I was very little. I enjoyed building the pyramids and studying this unit. So who were the pyramids built for? In Ancient Egypt, pyramids were built as tombs. The Pharaoh would be buried in a pyramid after he or she died. The Great Pyramid Of Giza was built for the Pharaoh Khufu. This pyramid is the oldest and largest of the three Giza pyramids. Khafre, or the…

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    Seven Wonders of the World to be standing is the Egyptian Pyramids. The pyramids were one of the first of the seven wonders to be built and is also one of the tallest to this day. What makes the pyramids so interesting is how they were built. The pyramids were built with no modern tech-nology in hand. So they were basically by man and man-made tools. The reason the Great Pyramid was built was for the Old Kingdom ruler Khufu, the pyramid had a burial chamber built inside with a stone…

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    The Pyramids of Giza are one of the most important monuments ever built, and a very important part of Ancient Egypt. Yet not enough is being done to preserve them. Wind blown sand is eroding away the outer sections of the pyramids. They have been around for 4,500 years, since the reign of a long ago king. They attract millions of tourists each year, contributing a ton to the economy. Based on all of these reasons, it is obvious that we need to save them. The Pyramids of Giza were built by the…

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    The Pyramids were an amazing accomplishment of ancient Egypt. The Great Pyramid of Giza, the tallest pyramid, was nearly 150 meters tall. In addition, there are tomb systems on the inside. What makes it more impressive is that they were built thousands of years ago. The pyramids in Ancient Egypt were an amazing feat of an ancient civilization. The pyramids were Ancient Egypt were huge constructions. The largest pyramid constructed in Egypt is the Great Pyramid of Giza, which originally stood…

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    The pyramids encompass one of the greatest mysteries existing today. There are expansive assessments of the Pyramids of Giza detailing the possibilities of construction methods. From top to bottom, inside to outside, or building one pyramid on top of another existing pyramid, the ideas are endless. Propositions often include a combination of those three main concepts for construction. In addition, the intricacies of how the blocks were transported into the proper locations have been under…

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    guessed them yet? Khufu, Khafre, and Menkaure. The three Great Pyramids of Giza have fascinated historians and ordinary people for as long as we can remember. The process in which the Great Pyramids were built may be vague and even mysterious to some ordinary people, but it’s definitely been proven by Egyptologist. Yet throughout history people have been mislead by the media and books to believe false information regarding the Pyramids. So, that’s when I come in. As a professional Egyptian,…

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    Have you ever heard of the great pyramids of Giza? If not, they were built by the Nile River in egypt in 2550 B.C. to honor emperor Khufu. Since they were built a long time ago, the Egyptians obviously did not have all of the cranes, bulldozers, or even metal screwdrivers. That we have today. The Pyramids were just built with manpower and a few basic tools such as hammers. My second wonder is the Lighthouse of Alexandria. This magnificent lighthouse was built in 290-280 B.C. and opened to the…

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    construction of the Giza pyramids. The product of Epoch of magnificence, these inaccessible structures, symbolized the potion of the god-king pharaohs. The largest and best know pyramid is the one that belongs to Pharaoh Khufu (Greek:cheaops) , who reigned from 2589 to 2566 BCE. The pyramids was originally clad in polished white limestone panels, of which a few fragments survive today. The rest were broken off to build houses in Cairo. The second of the three pyramids (one in the middle) ,…

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    About the Egyptian Pyramids The Egyptian pyramids have been around for a very long time. As a matter of fact, they were built in (2950 B.C.) to the oldest being built around 2630 B.C. They have brought wonders to this world and have baffled many people. The Egyptian pyramids are located in Africa. They are very interesting because they took many years to build and they were very difficult to build. Not all of these pyramids were built in a triangular shape. Some of the pyramids had step sides…

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