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Did the egyptians use the wheel
they use sleds and barges
What are “earthen ramps”?
Dirt ramps- ramps use in the initial stages of construction
What is a conjecture?
A conclusion based on a little information
What is the problem with most ramp scenarios?
The volume of the ramp exceeds the volume of the pyramid
sleds cant turn all the way only if they had a ramp to help
What was the word EXTANT mean, as in “extant ramps”?
Extant means in existance
What 2 methods the author suggest use to place stones at the upper of the pyramid?
Ramps going straight up and around the pyramid
using levers or modified ramps
What is a reverse proportion?
relation between 2 quantities that 1 increases in proportion
What is the problem with extending a ramp to the upper reaches of a pyramid?
Will be inexpedient.it will take as long as the pyramid.
Will be inexpedient
How pyramids were build?Scenario 1
There are pics of long ramps which will help to move.heavy materials.Limits:ramps will need to be nearly a mile long.much material and labor as the pyramid itself
achivements about calendar
How many days in a week and how many months in a year
significance of rosetta stone
it help about hyeroglifics.same mesage written in Hieroglyphics, demotic and Greek..They used Greek to translate the other 2
Nile river flows throught what kind of climate region
hot and dry climate
why do thye call egypt the gift of the nile
Because egypt is close to the nile and uses his resources
what is a delta
triangle area at the mount of a river: silt/salt
Isis and Osiris
believe in after life and egyptians gods
what is polytheistic
the belief of many religions
purpose of the pyramid?
keep tombs safe
items found in tombs of fpharaons
paintings,writings, treasures.a boat and the tombs of pharaons
why farmers help build the pyramids
because the Nile floaded their fields
