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There is A mystery that remains unsolved until this day with all the we have in hand. Firstly, the Great Pyramid weighs 5,750,000 tons. Also, the stones indicate high precision that is only possible to be cut by laser cutting machines. However, it took twenty-three years for them to complete it. Therefore, it is more logical for some researchers to believe that they were built either by aliens or giants that could handle such a gigantic structure.

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Great Wall of China, Exploration Google Map

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How did architecture start in the Chinese civilisation?

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How did architecture start in the Chinese civilisation?

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Architects in ancient Chinese got inspired by ancient India,  Buddhism, ancient Japan and ancient Korea so they started to build architecture

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How many people died while building the Great Wall of China and why?

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How many people died while building the Great Wall of China and why?

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Around 400,000 people died while building the great wall of This implies 400,000 people were buried in the great wall of China they mostly died because of torture , lack of food leading to starvation and terrible living conditions

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The Great Wall of China is the longest (in length) man made structure in the world.

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Built to protect China from invasion, the Great Wall of China is one of the world's most famous structures. A walk along this World Wonder takes you through diverse and stunning scenery including rugged mountains, vast desert and lush green lands. Read our choice of the top 10 facts about the Great Wall of China which may include some surprises.

1. The Great Wall of China is not one long wall, but in fact several shorter structures joined together. The longest section is approximately 2,145 miles.

2. The Great Wall of China is the longest man-made structure in the world.

3. Over one million people died building the Great Wall of China. Archaeologists have found human remains and as a result it has been described as the longest cemetery on Earth. Many involved in the construction were Chinese convicts where labour was used as punishment.

4. The Great Wall of China is approximately 5,500 miles long, attracting about 10 million people each year. Walking the length of the wall is the aim of many visits to raise money for charity.

5. Over one million people died building the Great Wall of China. Human remains have been found and as a result it has been described as the longest cemetery on Earth. Many involved in the construction were Chinese convicts where labour was used as punishment.

6. Grieving family members of those who died building the wall would walk the length of it with a rooster in tow. It was believed this would help release the spirits from being trapped in the structure.

7. Legend has it the course for the Great Wall was originally mapped out by a dragon and is the track the builders followed.

8. Sticky rice flour was used to help fix the bricks in place when building the wall. This bound the bricks together so tightly that weeds cannot grow in many parts.

9. Many believe that the Great Wall can be seen from the moon using the naked eye, however this is untrue. Aid is required and even still the wall is barely visible due to how narrow it is.

10. In 1899 a newspaper in Denver, America, announced that the Great Wall of China was to be demolished in order for roads to be built. This turned out to be a hoax and the truth was only revealed a decade later.
A must-visit for anyone travelling to China, a day and a night spent at the Great Wall is included on many of our group tours.

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10 Interesting Facts About The Great Wall of China

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Built to protect China from invasion, the Great Wall of China is one of the world's most famous structures. A walk along this World Wonder takes you through diverse and stunning scenery including rugged mountains, vast desert and lush green lands.

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How long did it take to build the Great Wall of China and how many people did it take to build it?

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How long did it take to build the Great Wall of China and how many people did it take to build it?

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It took 20 years and it took 800,000 to build the Great Wall of China

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What did they use to build the Great Wall of China?

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What did they use to build the Great Wall of China?

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They mainly used rammed earth, stones, and wood. But at some places they also use bricks and tiles, lime and stone.

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The Great Wall of China is 13,171 miles (21,196 km) long

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The Great Wall of China is a barrier fortification in northern China running west-to-east 13,171 miles (21,196 km) from the Jiayuguan Pass (in the west) to the Hushan Mountains in Liaoning Province in the east, ending at the Bohai Gulf. It crosses eleven provinces/municipalities (or ten, according to some authorities) and two autonomous regions (Inner Mongolia and Ningxia). Construction of the wall began in the Qin Dynasty (221-206 BCE) under the First Emperor Shi Huangti and continued over hundreds of years throughout many different dynasties. The Great Wall in the present day is almost completely the work of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1664 CE) who added the distinctive watchtowers and expanded the length and width of the wall. The now-famous national monument fell into decay following the Ming Dynasty, when the Qing Dynasty (1644-1912 CE) took power and expanded the border of China northwards, making the wall obsolete. Restoration and preservation efforts only seriously began in the 1980's CE, and the wall was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987 CE.

The Original Wall

During the time known as The Warring States Period (476-221 BCE), the different regions of China fought for control of the country during the collapse of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty (771-226 BCE). One state emerged victorious from this struggle: the state of Qin which is pronounced 'chin' and gives China its name. The general who led Qin to victory was Prince Ying Zheng who took the name `Qin Shi Huangti' (First Emperor) after conquering the other states.

Shi Huangti ordered construction of the Great Wall to consolidate his empire. The seven warring states each had walls along their border for defense, which Shi Huangti destroyed after he took power. As a sign that all of China was now one, the emperor decreed a great wall would be built along the northern border to defend against the mounted warriors of the nomadic Xiongnu of Mongolia; there would be no more walls marking boundaries between separate states in China because there would no longer be any separate states. His wall ran along a line further to the north than the present one, marking what was then the border between China and the Mongolian plains. The wall was constructed by unwilling conscripts and convicts who were sent north under guard from all over China for the purpose. Shi Huangti was not a benevolent ruler and was more interested in his own grandeur than the good of his people. His wall was not regarded by the Chinese people under the Qin Dynasty as a symbol of national pride or unity but as a place where people were sent to labor for the emperor until they died.

The Ming Dynasty Wall

The present wall, whose image is so well known, is not Shi Huangti's wall from c. 221 BCE. There is actually very little of the original wall left today. When the Qin Dynasty fell in 206 BCE, the country split into the civil war known as the Chou- Han Contention, fought between the generals Xiang-Yu of Chou and Liu-Bang of Han, the two leaders who had emerged as the most powerful of those who had helped topple the Qin Dynasty. When Liu-Bang defeated Xiang-Yu in 202 BCE at the Battle of Gaixia, he became the First Emperor of the Han Dynasty and continued construction of the wall as a means of defense. He was also the first emperor to use the wall as a means of regulating trade along the Silk Routes (better known as The Silk Road) from Europe to China.

The following dynasties all made their own contributions and repairs to the wall until the Ming Dynasty (1368-1664 CE) initiated a massive building project to protect the country from invading nomads from Mongolia, the very same incentive that had played a part in Shi Huangti's original vision. This similarity in purpose may explain the belief that the present wall dates from the Qin Dynasty. The Ming built the wall featuring over 25,000 massive watchtowers and ranging in height from 16-26 feet (5-8 meters), 20 feet across the bottom (6 meters) and 16 feet across the top (5 meters).

The Liaoning Wall

In addition to creating the massive wall, the Ming Dynasty also enclosed their most important agricultural center, Liaoning Province, behind a walled fortification known as the Liaoning Wall (also known as the Liaodong Wall). This wall has been a source of controversy between China and North Korea since 2009 CE when the Chinese government claimed they had only recently discovered portions of the Great Wall close to the border with North Korea by the Hushan Mountains. North Korea has asserted that the 'newly discovered Great Wall' actually belongs to them and is not part of China's Great Wall. The section of wall in dispute is no doubt part of the Liaoning Wall. This wall in no way can be compared with the Great Wall and was never built to be. It was a simple defensive barrier constructed to hamper invasions of Liaoning from the north and was constructed of earth, stone, and whatever else was available. Moats were dug on either side of the wall to further impede an invading force.

As it turned out, the Liaoning Wall and the Great Wall were equally useless in repelling invasion. Manchu invasions from the north began in c. 1600 CE and continued until 1644 CE when the Great Wall was opened to the invaders. China was again in turmoil at this time as a rebellion had been mounted against the Ming Dynasty. The Ming general Wu Sangui (1612-1678 CE), who had declared himself emperor, opened the Great Wall to the Manchus in a deal whereby they would help him defeat the rebels. Instead, the Manchus seized power, expelled the Ming Dynasty, and established the Qing Dynasty (1644-1912 CE). The victory of the Manchus over the Ming meant that the border of China was now some distance north of the Great Wall, and since it was no longer of any use in defense, it was neglected and fell into ruin until the rise of the Republic of China in 1912 CE, when it was found useful in controlling immigration and emigration.

As a sign that all of China was now one, the emperor decreed a great wall would be built along the northern border.

Modern Day Preservation & the Moon Fallacy

There were efforts over the years to maintain the structure, but no concerted effort existed until as recently as 1980 CE when the wall was made a priority of the Chinese government as a tourist attraction and source of revenue. It was not designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site until 1987 CE, but even with that designation the wall is slowly crumbling. Today, according to historians and preservationists who monitor the site, there are only about 600 miles (372 km) of the wall left in stable condition.

There are many modern misconceptions concerning the Great Wall of China. The best known and most often repeated is that it is the only human-made structure on earth that can be seen from space; this is not true. The origin of this claim is the English essayist Sir Henry Norman, who wrote in 1895 that the wall was "the only work of human hands on the globe visible from the moon." His observation was based on the fact that people on earth could see craters and canals on the moon, and so someone on the moon would be able to see something as long and massive as the Great Wall on earth. Many people seem to believe that the claim the wall can be seen from the moon is based on first-hand accounts of astronauts or the work of scientists and astronomers, but it is actually the creation of a man who wrote when space travel was not even possible. Modern day scholars and scientists, as well as those who have traveled to the moon, have debunked this claim repeatedly.

Other fallacies concerning the wall are that it was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, that it dates from the Qin Dynasty in 221 BCE, and that it was built as a symbol of national pride. The last two claims, as seen above, are clearly false, as is the first; the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World were all located in the Mediterranean region of Greece, Egypt, and Turkey. The Great Wall is, however, among those chosen as one of the modern Seven Wonders of the World by the New 7 Wonders Foundation in 2007 CE. The Great Wall is visited by over four million people a year, and even though it cannot be seen from the moon, is among the most recognizable human-made structures in the world.

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The Great Wall of China is a barrier fortification in northern China running west-to-east 13,171 miles (21,196 km) from the Jiayuguan Pass (in the west) to the Hushan Mountains in Liaoning Province in the east, ending at the Bohai Gulf. It crosses eleven provinces/municipalities (or ten, according to some authorities) and two autonomous regions (Inner Mongolia and Ningxia).

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Where is the Great Wall of China located?

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Where is the Great Wall of China located?

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The Great Wall of China is mostly located in north China with a little bit in the southern part

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The Great Wall of China was built to keep out outsiders like the Mongols

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In what condition is the Great Wall of China is in 2021?

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In what condition is the Great Wall of China is in 2021?

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The Great wall is in a pretty good condition but it has been recorded that 30% of it has been disappeared due to nature and human possibilities

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How did they build there houses in ancient China?

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How did they build there houses in ancient China?

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The Ancient Chinese built small homes with dry mud, wood and rough stones. They mostly built their houses in a particular shape such as square, rectangle or oval, They also had thatch roofs and used materials such as straws to build the roofs, Their homes resembled a tiny hut

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According to them wood represents life and regrowth and was the preferred material for living structures. But stone on the other side represents death and the structures which are built with stone will endure through time.

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On the Use and Meaning of Wood in Chinese Imperial Architecture

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Wood is the primary structural building material of Chinese imperial architecture. This thesis argues that there are practical and symbolic reasons why wood was chosen instead of stone for politically and ritually important structures. Stone is connected to immortality and death so for buildings that must endure through time, masonry was the preferred building material for funerary contexts.

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Did different people get different houses?

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The layout of the Chinese houses are the same irrespective whether rich or a poor the layout is the same what matters is the interior and how the house is preserved.

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They built the pyramid of Giza for royal tombs for three different pharaohs.

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How long did it take to build the pyramid of Giza?

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How long did it take to build the pyramid of Giza?

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It took them 200 years to build.
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The three different pharaohs were Khufu, Khafre, and Menkaure.

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How did they build the pyramid at that time?

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They had to quarry 2.3 million large stones which weighed 6 million tones in total which were dragged in position to build this masterpiece

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How did they drag so many large stones and each stone is so heavy?

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Researchers have shown that these heavy blocks were laid on a giant sledge and the Egyptians pulled the sledge across the desert to the pyramid. To reduce the friction of the sand they had to wet the sand with water from the Nile river but Egypt was a dessert so water evaporates faster in a dessert so they had to send many people to the Nile river to keep the water supply continuous and this happened for each block which were 2.3 million of them in total!

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Camels and horses stand tied to a fence below the Great Pyramid of Giza on October 21, 2013 in Cairo, Egypt. (Photo by Ed Giles/Getty Images)

Few have traveled to the pyramids of Egypt and not wondered how an ancient civilization without modern technology could have constructed structures so large they can be viewed from space. Some have theorized they were built inside out.

On the flakier side, some say aliens did it.

Perhaps the most confounding mystery of all involves how incredibly large stones made their way to the middle of the desert without massive mechanical assistance. No camel, even the Egyptian kind, is that strong.

The truth, researchers at the University of Amsterdam announced this week in a study published in the journal Physical Review Letters, may actually be quite simple. It has long been believed that Egyptians used wooden sleds to haul the stone, but until now it hasn't been entirely understood how they overcame the problem of friction. It amounts to nothing more, scientists say, than a "clever trick."

They likely wet the sand. "For the construction of the pyramids, the ancient Egyptians had to transport heavy blocks of stone and large statues across the desert," the university said. "The Egyptians therefore placed the heavy objects on a sledge that workers pulled over the sand. Research ... revealed that the Egyptians probably made the desert sand in front of the sledge wet."

It has to do with physics. The sort of sledges the Egyptians used to transport the two-ton loads of stone were pretty rudimentary. They were wooden planks with upturned edges. Dragging something that heavy through hot sand would - unsurprisingly - dig into the grains, creating a sand berm that would make progress nearly impossible. It "was perhaps observed by the Egyptians that in [a] dry case, a heap of sand forms in front of the sled before it can really start to move," says the study, authored by a team of eight researchers led by Daniel Bonn.

The only way around that problem would be to constantly clear the sand out of the way, making a tedious process even more tedious.

Damp sand, however, operates very differently. According to the research, "sliding friction on sand is greatly reduced by the addition of some - but not that much - water." So this time, researchers placed a laboratory version of an Egyptian sledge in a bin of sand that had been dried in the oven. Then they threw down some water, and measured the grains' stiffness. If the water had the appropriate level of wetness, something called "capillary bridges" - extremely small droplets of water that glue together individual grains of sand - would form.

These bridges not only stopped the sled from forming sand berms but also cut by half the amount of force required to move the cart. "I was very surprised by the amount the pulling force could be reduced - by as much as 50 percent - meaning that the Egyptians needed only half the men to pull over wet sand as compared to dry," Bonn told The Washington Post.

Indeed, he says the experiments showed the required force decreased in proportion to the sand's stiffness. "In the presence of the correct quantity of water, wet desert sand is about twice as stiff as dry sand," the university says. "A sledge glides far more easily over firm desert sand simply because the sand does not pile up in front of the sledge as it does in the case of dry sand."

Too much water, however, would create separate problems. "The static friction progressively decreases in amplitude when more water is added to the system," the study says.

Adding more evidence to the conclusion that Egyptians used water is a wall painting in the tomb of Djehutihotep. A splash of orange and gray, it appears to show a person standing at the front of a massive sledge, pouring water onto the sand just in front of the progressing sled. What this man was doing has been a matter of great debate and discussion.

"This was the question," Bonn wrote in an e-mail to The Post. "In fact, Egyptologists had been interpreting the water as part of a purification ritual, and had never sought a scientific explanation. And friction is a terribly complicated problem; even if you realize that wet sand is harder - as in a sandcastle, you cannot build on dry sand - the consequences of that for friction are hard to predict."

He said the experiment not only solved "the Egyptian mystery, but also shows, interestingly, that the stiffness of sand is directly related to the friction force."

In all, the scientists say, "the Egyptians were probably aware of this handy trick."

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The surprisingly simple way Egyptians moved massive pyramid stones without modern technology

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Great bath is an ancient structure an archaeological site featuring ruins of the Indus Valley civilization The Great Bath dates to the 3rd millennium BCE and is believed to have been used for ritual bathing.

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Great Bath, ancient structure at Mohenjo-daro, Pakistan, an archaeological site featuring ruins of the Indus civilization. The Great Bath dates to the 3rd millennium bce and is believed to have been used for ritual bathing.

The Great Bath is part of a large citadel complex that was found in the 1920s during excavations of Mohenjo-daro, one of the main centres of the Indus civilization. The bath is built of fine brickwork and measures 897 square feet (83 square metres). It is 8 feet (2.5 metres) lower than the surrounding pavement. The floor consists of two skins of sawed brick set on edge in gypsum mortar, with a layer of bitumen sealer sandwiched between the skins. Water was evidently supplied by a large well in an adjacent room, and an outlet in one corner of the bath led to a high corbeled drain that disgorged on the west side of the mound. The bath was reached by flights of steps at either end, originally finished with timbered treads set in bitumen.

The significance of the structure is unknown, but it is generally thought to be linked with some sort of ritual bathing. Indeed, while lacking impressive palaces or monuments, Mohenjo-daro featured numerous baths-most homes had washrooms-and an extensive sewage system, suggesting that a priority was placed on cleanliness and sanitation.

The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica Amy Tikkanen.

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Great Bath, ancient structure at Mohenjo-daro, Pakistan, an archaeological site featuring ruins of the Indus civilization. The Great Bath is part of a large citadel complex and dates to the 3rd millennium BCE. It is believed to have been used for ritual bathing. Learn more about the Great Bath's features.

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Most scholars agree that this tank would have been used for special religious functions where water was used to purify and renew the well being of the bathers.

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What are all materials did they used to build the Great bath?

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What are all materials did they used to build the Great bath?

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The Great bath is made of fine baked waterproof mud bricks and a thick layer of bitumen (natural tar - to keep water or other liquids from seeping through the walls)

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The brick makers collected mud, added straw and water to it as needed, and stomped it with their feet until it reached the right consistency then the mixture was placed in a mould after the bricks were shaped then they removed and left it to dry in the sun taadaa   Your brick is ready!

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Shelter

Most houses were made of brick. The banks of the Nile provided the mud used to make bricks . Brick makers collected mud, added straw and water to it as needed, and stomped it with their feet until it reached the right consistency. The mixture was then placed in a mould. Once shaped, the bricks were removed from the mould and left on the ground to dry in the sun.

Egyptian peasants would have lived in simple mud-brick homes containing only a few pieces of furniture: beds, stools, boxes and low tables.

Cross-section of a typical house in the workers' village at Deir el-Medina. The workers who built the tombs in the Valley of the Kings lived in this village.
Drawing: Catherine Fitzpatrick.

Craftworkers lived in one- or two-storey flat-roofed dwellings made of mud bricks. The walls and roof would have been covered with plaster and painted. Inside, there was a reception room, a living room, bedrooms and a cellar in which food and beverages were stored. Food was prepared in an outdoor kitchen equipped with a mud-brick oven. Stairs on the exterior of the house led to a roof-top terrace.

The homes of the wealthy were larger and more luxurious. Spacious reception and living rooms opened onto a central garden courtyard with a fish pond and flowering plants. Each bedroom had a private bathroom, and the walls, columns and ceilings were painted with beautiful designs inspired by nature. Elaborate and highly decorated furniture included beds, chairs, boxes and tables. Painted clay pots and vessels, as well as alabaster bowls and jars, were also found in the homes of the nobles.

House in a garden with pools.
Painting: Winnifred Neeler, Royal Ontario Museum

Royal palaces, frequently cities in themselves, included separate residences, a temple and a workers' village.

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Shelter Most houses were made of brick. The banks of the Nile provided the mud used to make bricks . Brick makers collected mud, added straw and water to it as needed, and stomped it with their feet until it reached the right consistency. The mixture was then placed in a mould.

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Wall Plaster

The painted wall plaster in the photograph below came from the walls of a tomb. We can't be sure what was actually painted on it because it is a very small piece.

The richer and more important the person had been during their life, the larger and more decorative the paintings would be. Sometimes they were used to tell of the person's achievements in their life or offer prayers to the gods.

Mud and Straw Brick

In Ancient Egypt people used mud and straw to make bricks for their houses. The straw was added to the mud to make the brick stronger. They were placed in a mould to give them an oblong shape, which is easier to build with. This material helps to keep the houses cool when it is hot and warm when it is cool.

In some parts of the world people still build their houses with these materials today because they are cheap and easy to find.

In the video below, Emily asks the question: What were Ancient Egyptian Houses Like? and examines related artefacts from Leeds Museums & Galleries collection.

Discussion Ideas

What material is your house built of?

What do you think the rest of the wall plaster picture would have looked like?

Glossary

Achievements - good things someone has done

Decoration - adding some kind of artwork to make something look good

Mould - container used to give something a shape

Tomb - a space or cave used to bury a dead person

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Ancient Egyptians: Objects from Daily Life

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There are even small changing rooms surrounding the Great Bath, with an attached bath area in each room!

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People lived in stone houses that
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The system was built with mud bricks and ran under the street The upper side was built out of mud.

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When building,bricks were stuck together with a wet mud mortar. These bricks were a useful material for building as they were made out of an abundant and renewable source and were very strong, allowing them to still stand today after more than 4000 years.

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There is A mystery that remains unsolved until this day with all the we have in hand. Firstly, the Great Pyramid weighs 5,750,000 tons. Also, the stones indicate high precision that is only possible to be cut by laser cutting machines. However, it took twenty-three years for them to complete it. Therefore, it is more logical for some researchers to believe that they were built either by aliens or giants that could handle such a gigantic structure

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Ziggurat is pyramidal stepped trample tower that is an architectural and religious structure characteristic of the major cities of Mesopotamia

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The Ziggurat was built to honor the main god of the city. The tradition of creating a Ziggurat started by the Sumerians, but other civilizations of Mesopotamia, such as the Akkadians, the Babylonians, and the Assyrians, also built Ziggurats for local religions.

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Ziggurat was built in the 2100 BCE

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The ziggurat was always built with a core of mud brick and an exterior covered with baked brick. It had no internal chambers and was usually square or rectangular

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170 feet (50 metres) square or 125 × 170 feet (40 × 50 metres) at the base

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Did you know
There are 25 ziggurats in the world!!

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No ziggurat is preserved to its original height

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Ziggurat, pyramidal stepped temple tower that is an architectural and religious structure characteristic of the major cities of Mesopotamia (now mainly in Iraq) from approximately 2200 until 500 BCE. Approximately 25 ziggurats are known, being equally divided among Sumer, Babylonia, and Assyria.

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How did they build houses in ancient Mesopotamia?

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How did they build houses in ancient Mesopotamia?

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In Mesopotamia house were made out of cut sandstone blocks or mud bricks. They got away from clay bricks and built their homes of stone. The flat roofs were thick layers of earth on top of strong beams. This made the houses nearly or actually fireproof, and places of security.

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The towers in Mesopotamia were built of fired brick , mud or clay bricks were used to build temples, palaces, entrances to royal tombs, houses, walls, and pyramidal towers called ziggurats.

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Go to google earth and explore The great bath yourself

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Go to google earth and explore the Ziggurat yourself  

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Go to google earth and explore the Ziggurat yourself  

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My action plan is to make an awareness about Sustainable Architecture

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I am teaming up with My classmate, Raunak is working for Climate change action and I have teamed up with him

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1. We are going to make a campaign
2. We are going to spread awareness by posting posters at different social media accounts
3. We are going to talk to some architects and tell them we can make normal buildings sustainable
These are our ideas

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Help us save the earth and we really want to do this change in our planet so help us do this change

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