Ancient Egyptian Pyramids

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Ancient Egyptian Pyramids

Introduction

Pyramids were very large, took a long time to build and many people were needed to build them.

There were many rooms inside the pyramids and each room was very large. There were many

secret passageways with lots of traps. It took many blocks to build one pyramid and these blocks

were very large.

Why I’m writing this paper

I am writing this paper because I studied about Ancient Egypt. I learned a

lot about pyramids and how they were made, working on the TAG project. I also want to learn if

pyramids were built by just men or if women were also involved. I want to learn more about how

long it took to build them and if many people died while building them. I’d like to know how

many blocks were used in building the pyramids, how tall they are, how many men it took to

build one and if the blocks were small or large. I also would like to know how they got the blocks

up so high.

I think researching this paper will make a difference in my life because I might be able to tell my

own kids about what I learn. Also, I can hold a conversation with my family and friends about

this subject and help them understand some of the interesting facts.

The Search

I went about looking for my information by using my computer at home when I had spare time. I

used many different WEB sites to collect facts on this subject. My Dad also helped me get some

of the information off of our h...

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