The Fourth Dynasty Pharaoh Sneferu 2686 – 2667 BC was the first to build the pyramid shape that we all perceive and partner with Egyptian structural engineering. ... It is believed that the shape of the pyramid was built intentionally to signify a significant religious statement. ...
VOCABULARY Apadana: an audience hall in a Persian palace Capital: the top element of a column Cuneiform: a system of writing in which the strokes are formed in a wedge or arrow-head shape Cylinder seal: a round piece of carved stone that when rolled onto clay produces an image Facade: the front of a building Ground plan: the map of a floor of a building Hierarchy of scale: a system of representation that expresses a person's importance by the size of his or her representation in a work of art Lamassu: a colossal winged human-headed bull in Assyrian art Negative space: empty space around ...
