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Building Pyramids

Building Pyramids

Q Question 1 Not yet graded / 8 pts Thinking about craftsmanship -- What sorts of technical skills went into building the Egyptian pyramids? Think like a project manager — if you were to organize a team to build a pyramid, what sorts of talents would you need on your team? ("Stoneworkers" is a start — but go further. It's a big project.) For each talent or skill, explain how it would be useful to the building of the pyramid, or what it would add. In your answer, also consider ideas from the "Tale of Sinuhe." Question 2 Not yet graded / 8 pts Thinking about wisdom -- What wisdom about the nature of human beings can you uncover from the Egyptian pyramids? What do they tell us about humans and a life well lived? In your answer, also consider ideas from the "Tale of Sinuhe." Question 3 Not yet graded / 4 pts Making a modern parallel -- Now, from ancient Egypt, let's jump ahead in time to 20th century France. The Louvre pyramid in Paris obviously and intentionally calls to mind the ancient Egyptian pyramids. What idea does the architect (I.M. Pei) suggest about the Louvre museum and its contents by using the pyramid form?

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1.There are several technical skills that went into building the Egyptian pyramids. These include: 1. Stoneworkers – these specialists would carve blocks of stone, lay and fit them into place. In other words, they constructed the pyramids. 2. Draughtsman – this specialist would make detailed technical drawings. In this manner, the specialist, ideally an architect, would identify with the plans to be used by construction workers to build the pyramids. 3. Sculptor – this specialist would make detailed sculptors. In the case of the pyramid, the artist would create three-dimensional objects by shaping ad combining different hard materials into art objects.