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iBilib: How was the great pyramid of Giza built?
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Aired (March 9, 2025): Find out how the ancient Egyptians engineered the Great Pyramid of Giza using only the basic tools.
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Here in Egypt, the remaining wonder of the ancient world, the Great Pyramid of Giza, was built.
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It was built between 2560 and 2540 BC.
00:14
It was not the first or the last pyramid here.
00:17
For several millennia, it was the tallest structure ever built, measuring 481 feet.
00:24
But not anymore.
00:26
Because of the thousands of years of erosion, it became 25 feet tall.
00:31
What a waste!
00:32
It's okay, because the giant capstone was replaced with a steel triangle.
00:38
You know, the Great Pyramid was built by Pharaoh Khufu as his own treasure
00:45
and a treasure of riches that he planned to use for the rest of his life.
00:49
The idea of his son, Khafra, was the Great Sphinx in front of the Great Pyramid.
00:54
He also built another pyramid, just smaller, 446 feet.
00:59
But in other angles, it looks taller than his father's pyramid.
01:04
The pharaohs are just orders.
01:07
They are not the ones who built the structures.
01:10
Who is the real lord behind these amazing works?
01:14
Based on the latest evidence, 20,000 to 30,000 skilled laborers built the Great Pyramid.
01:21
They are masons, engineers, architects, and surveyors.
01:24
Wait a minute, how did they move the blocks of stone?
01:28
Isn't that heavy? Two and a half tons each.
01:32
The Great Pyramid has been in use for a long time.
01:35
But experts say that they pushed and pulled the rocks with the help of ramps.
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They also used levers made of wood and bronze.
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It's time for the trivia question.
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How many stone blocks were used to build the Great Pyramid?
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A. 130,000
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B. 1,300,000
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C. 2,300,000
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If you said C. 2,300,000, you got it right.
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The estimated weight of the Great Pyramid is 6.5 million tons.
02:15
That's heavy.
02:17
In the past, it was full of riches.
02:19
But now, only the Red Sarcophagus of Khufu is left.
02:25
But what's amazing is that when the Great Pyramid was built,
02:27
there were no machines yet.
02:29
Just hands, ramps, and ropes.
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We won't be able to achieve modernization
02:33
if not for the amazing engineering of the Great Pyramid, I believe.
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The Great Pyramid
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