The Influence Of Egyptian Pyramids

One of the greatest feats of architecture is shown through the construction of the countless Egyptian pyramids. This construction process was a gargantuan task in the eyes of the modern builder, however these pyramids were beyond the wildest dreams of such a primitive society. The building material of a large portion of the pyramids is a modular stone cut to desire dimensions of whomever was in charge of building designs of such enormous structures. This matter of having a uniform building material shape and size is indicative of influence of Harappan culture on the Giza region of Egypt as Harappa was one of the first built environments to see the use of sun-dried mud bricks as construction material. The Egyptian pyramids are lacking in the use of a mortar-like substance that would hold the massive stones together, so it is shown that the Egyptians had their own style of architecture that best fitted their needs in their given environment. The purpose of the pyramids is called into question in reference to what their shape and size was. The whole idea of no “directly vertical” walls creates almost a rough dome-like structure giving off the idea that it is somewhat of a fortress, moreover an

In this simply put, “the larger graves and tombs are those with the most goods tended to be for women” (Evans). This idea of having women as the more respected gender had not been heard of in the date and age in ancient Egypt. This ideal of the tomb being bigger for women leaders indirectly shows that woman was the more favored gender in terms of a ruler. The common role of most women in ancient Egypt at this time was to " bore and raised children and were responsible for the familiar, domestic relationships, while men taught their growing up boys their own trade and related to society at large”(Helfax