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Hugo Engelhard
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Pyramids Some people don’t know that the Pyramid of Giza is one of the Seven wonders of the Ancient World.
The pyramids are where the pharaohs were buried. The hot spot of the pyramids was by the Nile. Most of the
pyramids were built around 2,650 B.C.E. The pyramids were built in modern day Africa. The pyramids were meant for the pharaohs, but it was the peasants and artisans that built them. Therefore the pyramids show th
ancient Egypt had technology, religion, and arts that is why they had a complex civilization. Advances in technology both helped build the pyramids, and show that ancient Egypt was an advance
civilization. Boats and sledges were one of the best ways to to bring the stone blocks to the site of the pyramid.The Egyptian workers would place stones blocks on boats and sledges and float or drag them on sledges to the site instead of pushing them. The workers positioned them perfectly by using survey and alignment. The sides of the pyramids are aligned to the cardinal points of the compass, and the corners are perfect right angles.The last usage of technology was that the Egyptians had ramps to drag the stones to high
levels of the pyramid. The ramps were believed to be wrapped around the pyramid.The technology used in th
pyramids show that Egypt was a complex civilization. Religion both helped build the pyramids and show that ancient Egypt was a complex civilization. The priests had many roles in burial practises. Some of the priests were mummifying the body and making sure it went to the afterlife. One of the biggest parts of religion in ancient Egypt was mummification. They did mummification so the person could live peacefully in the afterlife. The afterlife was another big part of religion
ancient Egypt. Egyptians believed that there Ka which is their spirit lived on after they died and after they pas
a series of tests they would turn into a Akh.The religion used in the pyramids really show that ancient Egypt w
a complicated civilization. Arts helped make the pyramids and shows that Egypt was a complex civilization. Artisans made most the art in the pyramids. Artisans had many jobs inside the pyramids including carving. But they rarely got respect from the higher social classes even though they were the heart and soul of building the pyramids.The
was art on the inside walls of the tomb. They had carvings of gods and and animals on the walls.The The art used in the pyramids show that ancient Egypt was a complex civilization. The examples above clearly show that ancient Egypt had technology, religion, and arts. There are sev
traits of a civilization There are only three of them in each. Technology, religion, and arts are in my opinion th
most important traits. Without them ancient Egypt wouldn't be a civilization. The pyramids show that Egypt wa
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