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    were the most successful ancient civilization. They built amazing pyramids which are huge. Another reason that they were considered the most successful, is that they made amazing art! They also made many important inventions. The Egyptians had great buildings like the pyramid of Giza.They dragged huge blocks across the rocky ground to build the pyramid about 455.4 feet tall. They would put their pharaohs in and under the pyramids when they die out of respect. Art The Egyptians were successful…

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    Mummies In Ancient Egypt

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    monumental pyramids, fascinating sphinxes, and marvelous mummies. Ancient Egypt is well-known for the construction of towering perplexing pyramids. These massive monuments housed the dead bodies of pharaohs, kings, queens, and nobles. In these tombs the mummified remains of these important people were buried with gold and other treasures which they believed would be needed in the afterlife. Surprisingly, it required 100,000 burly men working diligently together for 20 years to finish just one…

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    Teotihuacan Pyramids

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    feature Egypt 's Pyramids of Giza and Mexico 's Teotihuacan, which are pictured on the pages above, as my subjects. The Pyramids of Giza were constructed between 2575-2465 BCE. They belong to Egypt 's Old Kingdom, and were built for three of the 4th dynasties pharaohs. Over 7,600 miles to the west lays the ancient city of Teotihuacan. It belongs to Mesoamerica, and consists of two large pyramids, a smaller, but no less important, temple, and several smaller buildings. Each group or pyramids are…

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    century, pyramids were amongst the tallest buildings in the world (En.wikipedia.org, 2017). The reason for building the pyramids is unknown but historians seem to agree that pyramids were built as a burial site for the pharaohs. The first pyramid was the pyramid of Djoser at Saqqara (Mark, 2016). This pyramid was built, for the pharaoh of the time, to be used as a tomb. The pyramid was made of mainly stone, as were the other pyramids later built. The Great pyramid is the largest pyramid…

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    the 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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    Djoser’s Step Pyramid at Saqqara, but more importantly he is credited for the foundation of medical science. A true man of science, Imhotep was credited by Manetho for the invention of the arts of building with stone.…

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    Egypt's Old Kingdom

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    Theses/them: I will explain about the importance of art and artistic styles in the Egyptian old Kingdoms. The civilization of ancient Greece was one of the oldest world civilizations that located along the Nile River.it happened many years ago yet it had a great influence on the way we live today because Egyptian made essential disclosures in art and valued imagination and beauty. The two ways to diagram the history of Ancient Egypt are Dynasties and Kingdoms and Periods. The three kingdoms were…

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    Houdin Pyramids

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    Part A Q1. The great pyramid of Giza built around the Antiquity age period is one of the seven wonders of the ancient world. Built-in 2560 BC, the purpose of the structure was to become the tomb for the Pharaoh Khufu. Surrounding the pyramid itself were often other structures, such as pyramids for family members, various temples, and shrines(known as necropolis). The pyramid was believed to link Khufu to the life of the immortals. The structure acted as a sacred gateway that let kings pass…

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    the list. A couple of good examples were Stonehenge or The Göbekli Tepe also known as Potbelly Hill in Merkez, Sanliurfa, Turkey. Both of these are manmade structures, about the same age or even older than the Pyramid of Giza, and were…

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    The Egyptian civilization was a fairly popular civilization. The great pyramids, housing the long forgotten pharaohs from the ancient civilizations, being one of the main attraction and interests in modern day Egypt, but how did the Egyptian manage to create such a large and complicated structure? Why did the Egyptians build the pyramids? Many questions that needed to be answered. Through my journey to answer these questions, I will later learn more about the Egyptian civilization and the…

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