Information:

James Putnam

www.civilization/ca/civil/egypt/egca10e/html

Facts on File

Britannica Online School Edition

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

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

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