How and Why were Egyptian Pyramids built?
Why were the Egyptian Pyramids Built?
The ancient Egyptians built pyramids as tombs for the pharaohs and their queens so they could travel safely to the afterlife with all the things they would need gold, food, blankets and even pets. The pharaohs were buried in pyramids of many different shapes and size most pyramids were built the beginning of the Old Kingdom to the end of the Middle Kingdon.
The techniques used to build the Giza pyramids were developed over a period of centuries, though they didn’t have the wheel as we think of it today, they might have made use of cylindrical tree trunks laid side to side along the ground. If they lifted their blocks onto those tree trunks, they could effectively roll them across the desert, but it is hard to believe it would work with the massive stones maybe they used this method to move the smaller limestone. There is no drawings or recording of how they moved the blocks of stone. I think the main challenge they would have faced was lifting the blocks up to the top. Ancient Greek historians born after the pyramids’ construction believed the Egyptians built ramps like scaffolding along the side.
Why were the Egyptian Pyramids Built?
The ancient Egyptians built pyramids as tombs for the pharaohs and their queens so they could travel safely to the afterlife with all the things they would need gold, food, blankets and even pets. The pharaohs were buried in pyramids of many different shapes and size most pyramids were built the beginning of the Old Kingdom to the end of the Middle Kingdon.
The techniques used to build the Giza pyramids were developed over a period of centuries, though they didn’t have the wheel as we think of it today, they might have made use of cylindrical tree trunks laid side to side along the ground. If they lifted their blocks onto those tree trunks, they could effectively roll them across the desert, but it is hard to believe it would work with the massive stones maybe they used this method to move the smaller limestone. There is no drawings or recording of how they moved the blocks of stone. I think the main challenge they would have faced was lifting the blocks up to the top. Ancient Greek historians born after the pyramids’ construction believed the Egyptians built ramps like scaffolding along the side.
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