Ancient Construction Technology: From Pyramids to Fortresses
Jan 2011 · Twenty-First Century Books
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Did you know . . .
• The ancient Maya built magnificent pyramid-temples?
• Ancient Chinese builders created central home heating systems?
• One ancient Greek monument was taller than a ten-story building?
Construction technology is as old as human society itself. The first humans on Earth built simple structures. They made houses from wood, clay, and animal skins. Over the centuries, ancient peoples learned more about construction. People in the ancient Middle East made clay roofing tiles. The ancient Egyptians moved thousands of stones into place to build giant pyramids. The ancient Chinese built a wall across northern China. The ancient Romans created massive arched roofs, long bridges, strong roads, and systems for moving water.
What kinds of tools and techniques did ancient builders use? Which of their buildings and monuments are still standing? And how did ancient construction set the stage for our own modern building technology? Learn more in Ancient Construction Technology.
• The ancient Maya built magnificent pyramid-temples?
• Ancient Chinese builders created central home heating systems?
• One ancient Greek monument was taller than a ten-story building?
Construction technology is as old as human society itself. The first humans on Earth built simple structures. They made houses from wood, clay, and animal skins. Over the centuries, ancient peoples learned more about construction. People in the ancient Middle East made clay roofing tiles. The ancient Egyptians moved thousands of stones into place to build giant pyramids. The ancient Chinese built a wall across northern China. The ancient Romans created massive arched roofs, long bridges, strong roads, and systems for moving water.
What kinds of tools and techniques did ancient builders use? Which of their buildings and monuments are still standing? And how did ancient construction set the stage for our own modern building technology? Learn more in Ancient Construction Technology.
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Mixing facts (that is proven information) with fiction is never a good idea when trying to educate. Doing so will undermine the facts that you do use. When a student discovers fiction or conjecture amongst what is presented, the result is disbelief of the actual facts as well. Many things are stated as a matter of fact which simply cannot be proven or verified. There are better ways to fire the imagination of young ones than resorting to this approach which will only lead to disillusionment in later years at what they had thought they learned when younger.
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Mary B. Woods is an elementary school librarian in the Fairfax County (VA) Public School system. She has presented at international librarians' conferences. Mary has worked with her husband, Michael Woods, to write almost forty books. She is the researcher, and Michael is the writer.
Michael Woods is a science and medical writer whose nationally syndicated newspaper stories and columns have won numerous national awards. He directs a program at the American Chemical Society, the world’s largest scientific society, to inform the public about science. He and his wife, Mary B. Woods, have written almost forty books together. Michael is the writer, and Mary is the researcher.
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