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coloration may vary according to layer. It could often be quarried very near the
building sites, and quarries have been found at Saqqara, Giza, Dahshur and other
locations.
In order to quarry this stone, the blocks were marked out with just enough space
in between each to allow for a small passageway for the workers to cut the blocks.
The workmen would use a number of different tools to cut the blocks, including
copper pickaxes and chisels, granite hammers, dolerite and other hard stone tools.
Pink granite, basalt and alabaster were used much more sparingly. Most of this
material was moved from various locations in southern Egypt by barges on the Nile.
Mudbricks, of course were made throughout Egypt and were a common building
material everywhere, in common homes and palaces and probably many city
buildings. The better mudbricks were fired, or "burnt" in an oven, though it was not
uncommon for mudbick not to be fired, and so not as durable.
1. The passage suggests that:
(A) Basalt and alabaster were not common materials used in Egypt.
(B) Many of the pyramids were built with a number of different stone
materials.
2. The passage suggests that:
(A) Egypt is a country rich in stone.
(B) Sandstone was never really used in Egypt until the New Kingdom.
3. The passage suggests that:
(A) Limestone was first employed in the area of Saqqara.
(B) Quarries have been found at Saqqara and Giza.
4. The passage suggests that:
(A) Mud bricks were fired, or "burnt" in an oven.
(B) Mud bricks were a common building material in Egypt.
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