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How was the Egyptian pyramid built?
Thousands of workers spent years of hard work to build the pyramids. Farmers did a lot of the work during summer when the Nile River flooded and they could not farm. Surveyors, engineers, carpenters and stonecutters helped to build the pyramids. The first engineer who built pyramids was Imhotep who also served as an official for the pharaoh. The workers searched for stone in places throughout the Nile River valley or in Upper Egypt. After locating the stone artisans used copper tools to cut the stone into huge blocks. The workers used rope to fasten the blocks onto wooden sleds that were pulled along a path made of logs to the Nile River. The stones were then moved onto barges that carried them to the building site. There, the workers unloaded the blocks and dragged or pushed them up ramps to be set in place at each new level of the pyramid. The Egyptians faced many challenges as they built the pyramids, but these challenges, however, led to important discoveries. Each pyramid rested on a square-shaped foundation, with an entrance facing to the north. To find which direction north was the Egyptians studied the skies and developed an understanding of astronomy and with this knowledge, they invented a 365-day calendar with 12 months divided into 3 seasons. This calendar then became the basis for our modern calendar. The Egyptians also made advancements on math. Egypt's pyramid builders had to calculate how much stone was needed to build a pyramid and had to measure angles in order to construct a pyramid's walls. To be able to do this, they invented a system of written numbers based on 10 and and also created fractions, using them with whole numbers to add, subtract, and divide.
What ancient civilizations used technology?
i know that the egyptions used a kind of lever-and-log-wheel system to move the blocks of rock up ramps to make pyramids. they used levers to push logs underneath and they rolled the block up the ramp, moving the logs to the front once they come off the back.pretty basic, but its technology
How did the Aztecs and incas build cities without the wheel?
they used sacks to carry on backs for lighter loads, and for heavier loads, they cut the stone they were using with obsidian tools and then proceeded to roll it on top of logs
How were the blocks put in place in construction of the pyramids?
There are many theories for this question. One is that they used logs to roll them along. Another is that they dragged the blocks on sledges hauled by gangs of slaves There was a archaeological discover recently near the pyramids. They found a half-circle constructed of logs that had space built in the middle of it for a block. they soon realized that two of these put on both sides of the block would make it a wheel, and that, to me, would be the easiest way they could build the pyramids.
Who were the experts in trade and sailing who created travel logs and maps of the ancient world?
The Phoenicians
