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Bill's egypt project
The document outlines the historical development of pyramid construction in ancient Egypt, starting from pre-dynastic pit burials to the iconic Great Pyramids of Giza. It describes key architectural advancements, such as the evolution from mastabas to stepped and true pyramids, and highlights significant figures like Pharaoh Sneferu and Khufu. Ultimately, it concludes that while pyramid building was an essential aspect of Egyptian culture, the major activity occurred over a relatively brief 200-year period due to high costs.
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- 1. Pyramid development through theages Bill Newman
- 2. TimeLine of Ancientegyptian Pyramids Pit burials Step Pyramid Mastabas Bent + Tower Great PyramidS Brick pyramids New Kingdom Pyramids Before 3000 BC 2700-2600 BC 2600-2500 BC Before 3000 to 2700 BC TYPE 2500-2300 BC 1500-1100 BC When
- 3. Earliest tombs Pit graves Mayhave had piles of rubble on top of them Important people might have had pyramid-like mounds Buried with grave goods Pre-dynastic, before c. 3300 BC
- 4. Mastabas Flat stone orbrick structures Some had steeper walls like the bottom of a pyramid Early 1st dynasty, from 3300 to c. 2770
- 5. The first pyramids Builtin Saqqara Became more complicated An advancement on Mastabas
- 6. Stepped pyramid King Djosar’sStep pyramid at Saqqara 3rd dynasty - c. 2650 Looks like mastabas built on top of each other
- 7. The almost great pyramids Thebent pyramid and the tower pyramid at Meidum were both built by Pharaoh Sneferu
- 8. The Red Pyramid Sneferualso built the first true pyramid at Giza also called the North Pyramid
- 9. Sneferu Was the greatpyramid developer He was the father of Khufu who built the biggest pyramid
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- 11. Brick pyramids of themiddle Kingdom Pyramid building returned to Saqqara They were often badly built Made of mud brick
- 12. Pepi’s Pyramid Later pyramidshad stone on the outside , but were made of brick or rubble on the inside, so they often crumbled.
- 13. Relative heights ofpyramids over time Meters 0 37.5 75 112.5 150 Djoser Step Tower Bent Red Khufu Pepi Time
- 14. New Kingdom Pyramids Built over 1000years after the great pyramids, small pyramids were in fashion again for tombs
- 15. Conclusions Pyramid building developedover time Great pyramid building only took place over a short period of time - only about 200 years Too expensive to build great pyramids