pyramids of ancient egypt
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Pyramids of ancient Egypt
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Where is Giza?
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What is a Necropolis?
**Definition: A large cemetery or burying place.
~Necropolises can look very different……..
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Italy
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Russia
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Giza Necropolis
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4 Main structures at Giza
Sphinx
Pyramid of Menkaure
Pyramid of Khafre
Pyramid of Khufu
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Across the Street from the Giza Necropolis:
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The Great Sphinx
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Great Sphinx**“Guardian of the Giza Complex”****The largest single stone statue on Earth
**Built in 3,000 b.c.e
**Body of a Lion; Head of a Man
**Limestone
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Great Sphinx
• Giza Necropolis abandoned: Sphinx buried up to its shoulders
• 1925: Sphinx finally dug out completely• Missing Nose: Some scholars think it was
shot of in a war, others believe it was knocked off by an angry King
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/egypt/explore/sphinx.html
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Pyramid of Menkaure
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Pyramid of Menkaure
**Smallest of the Three
**Limestone and Granite
• Unique: Archaeologist found a beautiful sarcophagus in the Pyramid– Now it lays at the bottom of the Mediterranean
Sea…
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Pyramid of Khafre
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Pyramid of Khafre
**2nd Largest Pyramid
-Steep Sides and Higher ground make it appear as if it’s bigger
-Blocks weighed 2.5 tons
**Unique: Still retains some of it’s smooth limestone casing at the top
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“Mr. Klumper’s Pyramid Builder”
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Limestone Casing
•Smooth
•Shiny
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The Great Pyramid
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**Pyramid of Khufu**
• World tallest building for 1,270 years
**Area of Great Pyramid**3 small pyramids for his wives
**Small tombs for his nobles– Town for workers: cemetary, bakery, factory,
copper melting complex
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Pyramid of Khufu
Materials and Workforce**Roughly 20 year period
**Paid workers-Over 2 Million Blocks
-Each blocked weighed roughly 2 tons=
**4 Million Ton Pyramid(8,000,000,000 pounds)
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Enter the “Great Pyramid”
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Before we Enter…
-What do you think we will see in the Pyramid?
~As we walk around, list what we see…