Acquiring the stones seems like it may have been a major task, but it may have been as simple as using teams of men that pulled on ropes to bring the stones to the work site. ... Stone (rock) cutters that persistently chipped away year after year in the quarries to mold the stones must have required a tremendous amount of dedication. ... The success in the transportation and erection of the huge stones that weighed hundreds of tons is remarkable. ... Visitors no longer can pose for a picture atop the giant stone blocks at the base of the pyramids. The 4,500-year-old royal tombs have been cordo...

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The people of the area had viewed the Pyramid and its polished stones with awe for centuries. But when a 13th century earthquake loosened some of these casing stones, the Arabs recognized a great quarry of precut stones that could be used to finish off palaces and mosques. ... Modern technology cannot place such 20-ton stones with greater accuracy than those in the Pyramid. Even more amazing is that the 0.02-inch gap was designed to allow space for glue to seal and hold the stones together. A white cement that connected the casing stones and made them watertight is still intact and stronger ...

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It is not known how the Egyptians got the stones from the quarry to the work site. ... In contrast, the casting stone was less dense and contained numerous air bubbles. Consequently if the casting stones were natural limestone, and did not match that of the quarries than where did the Egyptians get there stone? ... This idea of manufactured stone helps to explain how the sides of the casting stone were so smooth and straight, maybe to straight for a man to quarry, cut, and shape the stone. ... The sides of the previously molded blocks could be used as the walls for making the stone in between...

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It is thought that King Djoser's stone tomb started out having the standard shape of a mastaba. ... These beliefs were a strong force that led to the piling up of stones to such a monumental scale. ... Most of these stones came from nearby quarries. ... Human strength was used to drag the stones from the quarries or from the boats (Casson 76). ... The outer coating of white casing stone were laid so perfectly that from a distance the pyramid appeared to have been made from a single white stone. ...

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Ancient Egyptian Temples The Egyptians temples have for thousands of years amazed travelers, conquerors, and explorers alike. Several of the temples built by the Egyptians are considered to be an architecture wonder of the world, like the pyramids in Giza. For the ancient Egyptians there was not anything more important than worshiping the Gods. This is one of the main reasons why the Egyptians built more temples than any other ancient culture in history. An example is the temple of Amun at Karnak, the largest structure constructed for religious purposes. ...

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The Great Pyramid was created with about 2.3 million stone blocks, weighing between 2.5 and 15 tons. One theory - and the most logical - as to how the pyramids were built is that the construction happened while the Nile River was flooded, and the huge stones were floated down the river. The stones would then be pulled to the site, polished by hand and put into place. ... The step were built first, and then ramps were made, and the stones were drug up the ramps to the appropriate level. ... Vessels made of clay, stone, and gold furniture, food, even doll like representations of servants- T...

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Lastly, alchemists believe in the existence of the philosopher's stone. This stone was believe to make the success rate of transmutations much greater. Some alchemists attempted to find the philosopher's stone for a lot of their career as an alchemist. ... Some alchemists believe that it isn't really a stone, but a powder. Alchemy Now Now, there aren't very many more people trying to find the philosopher's stone or the elixir of life, but scientists still try to create new materials out of existing elements and try to change one element to ...

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Megalithic Age - Megalith is a Greek word meaning "large stone." ... By far the most famous of the megalithic constructs, is Stonehenge in England, consisting of a series of concentric rings of standing stones, its construction was made up of 80 blue stones weighing in at 4 tons apiece, each of which were transported from their original source 135 miles away. 3. ... Having been found inscribed on stone and metal, stamps and seals, as well as painted and carved into tombs and alters, it was apparently used for both religious and administrative functions. 4. ...

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They even lacked pulleys or other devices to hoist the huge slabs of stone that formed the pyramids. ... Many pharaohs commemorated their greatness by building huge pyramids to house themselves and their retinues after death, commanding work crews of up to 100,000 men to haul and lift the stone. The first great pyramid was built around 2600 B.C.; the largest pyramid followed about a century later, taking 20 years to complete and containing 2 million blocks of stone, each weighing 5 1/2 tons. ...

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Pyramids are remote and mysterious mountains of stone that were built as burial chambers, believed to help the kings into the afterlife. ... As it was for the mummy of the king that the pyramid had been built, his body was laid in the centre of the huge structure in a stone coffin. ... The hieroglyphics had to be cut accurately in stone or drawn on papyrus by the artist. ...

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"The ancient historian Herodotus was the first to describe how, as each layer of blocks was laid, an earth ramp was raised by gathering earth and stones covered with water, keeping a constant angle so that the ramp would get longer and longer as the work proceeded, on which the block was dragged up (Strong)." So by putting each block on its specific site, the construction was complete in twenty years, by a hundred thousand workers, as Herodotus said.But is it possible that a 450 feet high, having a base of 755 feet, with 22 acres of stone bocks weighing an average of 2.5 tons each, was built ...

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Ramses II did not get the nickname Ramses the Great' for no reason, he contributed exceedingly to Ancients Egypt's History through his buildings and wars with the Hittite king. Ramses II was a great warrior and builder. He was also a good leader and displayed a distinct personality. Ramses II su...

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To look at, it is decidedly dull - it is a grey stone, about the size of one of those large suitcases you see people trundling around on wheels at airports, and the rough edges show that it's been broken from a larger stone, with the fractures cutting across the text that covers one side. ...

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Metal replaced stone for a source of tools and weapons. ... That is very noticeable by the architecture of the time, which has a significance amount of religious detail the temples are made out of stones, and they have huge staircases that lead to the top of the temple where there is a shrine. ... They are huge outside theaters that are round and made out of massive amounts of stone. ...

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The ancient Egyptians are considered among many to be the civilization upon which much of the western world's views and attitudes are based. Everything from religion, to architecture, to art has been handed down, generation by generation, to us in the present day. Although many of the ancient Egypt...

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Local quarries provided the builders with the materials to construct and "stones that form the core of the pyramid were hauled up banks or ramps, which increased in height as it rose and then were gradually demolished as the surface was covered with more finely cut stone, working from the top downwards." ...

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The tools used usually include broken glass, scissors, razors, knives, tin lids, clamps, pliars, and even sharp stones (Circumcision). ... Chronic urinary tract infections, stones in the bladder and urethra, reproductive tract infections, obstructed menstraul flow, pelvic infections, infertility, scarred tissue, and cysts are just some of these effects (Walker 183). ...

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The properties of stone, massiveness, strength, and durability, had not even be contemplated by masons and architects, yet under the guidance of Imhotep, the royal architect of the pharaoh Zoser, this magnificent structure was erected (David 14). ... Craftsmen used semi-precious stones inlaid in gold and laden with numerous designs to grace the crowns, armlets, and collars worn by the royal princesses (David 20). ...

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Remarkable Mesopotamian motifs and craftsmanship began to appear on stone bowls and vases. ... The Greeks learned from the Egyptians how to carve blocks of stone but adapted the technique to suite their own tastes (Adams p.86, p.88). ...

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These include: vessels made of clay, stone, and gold, furniture, food, even doll-like representations of servants, known as Ushabti. ... More likely, Egyptian pyramids were modeled on a sacred, pointed stone called the benben. ...

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Essay Question #1: Discuss the relationship between the world of gods and the world of men as perceived by the Sumerians, the Egyptians and the Hebrews. Evolutions of civilizations can occur because of differences in people's religion, culture, or geographic setting of the settlement. The relationsh...

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Art has changed a great deal since it began many centuries ago. Centuries, however, are not necessary to notice the small changes that are evident even between cultures of similar times. Such is the case with the Greeks and Romans. Both cultures had exquisite pieces of art, but they were very dif...

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An essay on three documents studied in tutorials this semester, explaining a) their value to the historian, and b) problems with their use as historical documents. There are many historical documents that allow historians to analyse the ancient world. Many of these documents are propagandise and ...

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Ancient Egypt Between 3100 and 332 B.C was the rise and climax of one of the richest and oldest ancient civilizations. It's lifeline was the Nile river in the Nile valley. Here, Egyptian dynasties ruled from the first cataract of the Nile to the Mediterranean Sea. At the it's height it rule...

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Straw is to bricks as slaves are to Egypt, one does not work without the other. As shown in this research text( Exod 5:1-21), the Pharaoh is having a hard time with giving up his slaves. Yet, the Pharaoh instead of showing favor to the Israelites so they would be less likely to leave their labors. H...

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