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How did the ancient Egyptians build the walls of their temples so high? They made bricks out of mud from the river and stacked them up, thus allowing them to manoeuvre the stone blocks into position by dragging them up the mud bank. The mud bricks were then washed away once the wall was completed.

Original wall scaffolding

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How did the ancient Egyptians build the walls of their temples so high? They made bricks out of mud from the river and stacked them up, thus allowing them to manoeuvre the stone blocks into position by dragging them up the mud bank. The mud bricks were then washed away once the wall was completed.

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15th Mar 2010

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 Design and Technology

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 Key Stage 3

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