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Published on Mar 16, 2016
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How The Pyramids Were Built
Constructing pyramids involved moving huge quantities of stone. The men would cut the stones into perfect shapes. The quarried blocks were likely transported by wooden sleds.Infront of the sled was sand to reduce friction. When the pyramids base was marked and levled they began to lay floors.The slaves built from the outside through to the center. In the center of the pyramid they dug a shaft for the first burial chamber. They would have to build two more. They used granite to protect the outside of the pyramid for the first 15 out of 200 courses
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Building continued
Boatmen would carry the limestone blocks to the construction site where gangs of work men would haul the stones along a cause way to the pyramid. On the outside of the pyramid were casing stones. The semi outside layer was called the packing stone and the inside layer was also called the core.
Who Built The Pyramids
Egyptian slaves, farmers and artisans had different jobs to build the pyramids. Farmers and artisans during there off season built the pyramids because it was an honor. These jobs included scribes, mortar-makers, masons, carpenters, metalworkers, stone cutters, surveyors, and a foreman. These slaves were not trained to build. The pharaoh said the slaves got paid in muscle power, not money.
Inside the pyramid
The pyramids had many different passageways but only one leading to the real Pharaohs tomb. There were three burial chambers, an abandoned chamber, an original burial chamber, and the Kings chamber. Some other things in the pyramid were an escape shaft, a grand gallery, a mortuary temple were offerings could be made, and a cause way
Connecting the pyramid to the Nile valley.
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More About Inside The Pyramids
The entrance to the pyramid is 56 feet above ground. It leads into a three by three corridor. This corridor leads to a fake passageway that is called the descending passage. This passage goes 99 feet under the pyramid and ends at a empty, roughly hewn pit known as the subterranean chamber. This is used to keep away tomb robbers
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Tomb Robbers
Tomb robbers risked their lives to steal the pharaohs treasures. Breaking into the royal tombs was far from easy. Doors were sealed with stone, then covered with plaster. The entrances were often blocked with stone slabs or ruble. To get around all this they had to tunnel through to the tomb.
By about 3000 years ago tomb robbing was a highly organized business. Raiders had donkeys and boats close by so they could get quick get aways. The robbers also planed secret places to hide the stolen treasure. Tomb guards were sometimes paid bribes to keep quite. Thieves today still continue searching for tombs.
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