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Information:
James Putnam
www.civilization/ca/civil/egypt/egca10e/html
Facts on File
Britannica Online School Edition
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Pyramids
• Pyramids are burial places for deceased kings• Pyramid bricks weigh 2.3 Metric tons there are more then 2,300,000 bricks• Pyramids are in the shape of polygons• Inside a pyramid is the kings chamber, GrandGallery and escape shafts for workers
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Pyramids
• The pyramid age began during The Old Kingdom
• The first pyramids were built by King Djoser
in the third dynasty• Tools that Egyptians used for building the
pyramids consist of Chisels, hard rock, Mason’s Mallet, Butterfly Clamp, axe , knife, and a saw
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Pyramids
• The peasants that built the pyramids were paid with clothes and food.
• Pharaohs would start building their pyramids right when they became pharaoh because it took so long to build
• Pyramids are one of the untold mysteries of Egypt