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** early Egyptians built large earth mounds to represent the the rising land of creation, which was subsequently represented in a pyramid shape of a single block of stone, thus the Benben | ** early Egyptians built large earth mounds to represent the the rising land of creation, which was subsequently represented in a pyramid shape of a single block of stone, thus the Benben | ||
=== Old Kingdom pyramid building === | === Old Kingdom early pyramid building === | ||
* Step Pyramids | * Step Pyramids | ||
** were the 1st pyramids | ** were the 1st pyramids | ||
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[[File:Great Pyramid of Giza edge.jpg|400px|thumb|right|Great Pyramid of Giza edge: Average core blocks of the Great Pyramid weigh about 1.5 tons each, and the granite blocks used to roof the burial chambers are estimated to weigh up to 80 tons each. (wiki)]] | [[File:Great Pyramid of Giza edge.jpg|400px|thumb|right|Great Pyramid of Giza edge: Average core blocks of the Great Pyramid weigh about 1.5 tons each, and the granite blocks used to roof the burial chambers are estimated to weigh up to 80 tons each. (wiki)]] | ||
=== Great Pyramids === | |||
'''summary''' | |||
* at Giza built by the 4th dynasty pharaohs: | |||
* the Great Pyramids at Giza include: | |||
** Khufu (also "Cheops") = "The Great Pyramid" | ** Khufu (also "Cheops") = "The Great Pyramid" | ||
** Khafre (also "Chepren") | ** Khafre (also "Chepren") | ||
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** the only remaining intact of the Seven Wonders of the World | ** the only remaining intact of the Seven Wonders of the World | ||
*** 20 years to construct | *** 20 years to construct | ||
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** other statistics & notes: | ** other statistics & notes: | ||
*** incline is 51 degrees | *** incline is 51 degrees | ||
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**** [http://www.cheops-pyramide.ch/khufu-pyramid/stone-quarries.html Building the Great Pyramid] | **** [http://www.cheops-pyramide.ch/khufu-pyramid/stone-quarries.html Building the Great Pyramid] | ||
**** [http://www.crystalinks.com/gpstats.html Great Pyramid Statistics] | **** [http://www.crystalinks.com/gpstats.html Great Pyramid Statistics] | ||
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* Khafre pyramid at Giza | * Khafre pyramid at Giza | ||
** second largest pyramid at 448 ft, and has a steeper angle of incline than Cheops at 53 degrees | ** second largest pyramid at 448 ft, and has a steeper angle of incline than Cheops at 53 degrees | ||
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* Menkure pyramid at Giza | * Menkure pyramid at Giza | ||
** at 204 ft, the smallest of the three Great Pyramids (about the height of the Step Pyramid of Djoser) | ** at 204 ft, the smallest of the three Great Pyramids (about the height of the Step Pyramid of Djoser) | ||
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* Labor | * Labor | ||
** the ancient Greeks claimed that the Egyptians built the Great Pyramids with slave labor | ** the ancient Greeks claimed that the Egyptians built the Great Pyramids with slave labor | ||