Ancient+Egypt

= Ancient Egypt From 3,050 BC to 900 BC powerful rulers constructed monumental pyramids, temples, and shrines. =

Egyptians were the first builders known to man from 3000 BC to 373 AD. They built their homes out of mud-bricks and grew their own food to trade with near by villages. Temples were made as homes to their gods. The stone blocks were shaped with copper and bronze tools. Lifting devices such as wooden sliders and ropes and levers were used to lift the stones to build the pyramids. Within the temples there were columns, they were supporting posts to help the temple stand. Hypostyle Hall is a flat ceiling building which is supported by columns. Mastabas are rectangular buildings used as a funeral monument in Ancient Egypt. the Pyramids were always built on the west bank of the Nile River. Pyramids were built to hold the kings tomb. They are built of brick or stone and are the largest man made constructions. The Great Pyramid of Giza is the largest in Egypt.