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Pyramids of Giza

http://www.ask-aladdin.com/pyramid.htm. By: Jeron Impreso, Jonah Sheffield, and Kevin Barta. Pyramids of Giza.

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Pyramids of Giza

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  1. http://www.ask-aladdin.com/pyramid.htm By: Jeron Impreso, Jonah Sheffield, and Kevin Barta Pyramids of Giza

  2. The Pyramids of Giza lie in Giza, Egypt with the three biggest pyramids being the Great Pyramid of Khufu, the Pyramid of Kahfre, and the Pyramid of Menkaura with the “Great Pyramid” of Khufu being the largest of the three. http://www.planetware.com/i/map/EGY/pyramids-of-giza-map.jpg Introduction

  3. These pyramids were built during the 3rd and 4th Dynasty. The Great Pyramid of Khufu was the tallest building until the modern age when the Lincoln Cathedral was constructed. Introduction Continued... http://www.eyelid.co.uk/pyramid3.htm

  4. The 3 main pyramids each had an mortuary temple, a mastabas tomb, and smaller side pyramid. Royal officials and family were buried in these smaller pyramids. Each of these main pyramids had causeways that led to seperate valley temples along the Nile and The Sphynx. Pyramids http://www.ask-aladdin.com/pyramid.htm The Great Sphynx

  5. The King in charge of the building of the pyramids was King Khufu. He is also known as Cheops. King Khufu’s ruling was very kind. The pyramid was created by approximately 200’000 -300,000 people who, against what some historians say, were not slaves. These workers were unemployed farmers who could not work because of the flood season which meant they could only worked on the pyramid3 months a year. King Khufu http://looklex.com/e.o/ill/khufu01.jpg

  6. While the workers built the pyramids, the King was kind and gave them food and clothing. The King reasoned that if they all came together for a common goal, they could build nationalism without war. King Khufu-Building the pyramid http://mr07.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/pyramids.jpg

  7. It is the most famous pyramid in Egypt Pyramid of Khufu... Known as one of the “Seven Ancient Wonders Of the World” http://www.memphistours.com/programphoto/74_2.jpg http://randomknowledge.files.wordpress.com/2007/02/sevenwondersoftheancientworld.jpg

  8. There is 9m of Limestone covering gone from its original height that was taken by Ottoman Turks in the 15 century to build houses and Mosques in Cairo. There are two entrances on the Northern side of the pyramid. One below the pyramid that’s man-made, and the original entrance built in the 9th century due to the belief of treasures being kept inside the pyramid. This original entrance is 17m above ground level. http://shop.discoveringegypt.com/PHOTOS_TOMB0.html Pyramid of Khufu...

  9. The main pyramid, The Pyramid of Khufu has sides that are oriented to the direction of the compass with the entrance facing the north Each length of the base is 755 feet. The pyramid is currently 451 feet. Pyramid of Khufu http://www3.fsdb.k12.fl.us/~worthingtonr/FOV2-00023BD6/S01D286D6-01D286D6.0/4-pyramids-giza.jpg

  10. It was constructed using 2’300’000 limestone blocks. Each block weighed an average of 2.5 tons, but they could reach up to 16 tons. It was cased with limestone, but that was removed to build Cairo. It is considered an Architectural Masterpiece. Pyramid of Khufu... http://images.google.bs/imgres?imgurl=http://historylink101.net/images/pyramid_khafre_cap.jpg&imgrefurl=http://historylink101.net/egypt_1/pic_pyramids_khafre.htm&usg=__tFyxtvvldy80qrk6qd8DYB3Nd78=&h=324&w=216&sz=12&hl=en&start=4&tbnid=8WOsFWX17M3VTM:&tbnh=118&tbnw=79&prev=/images%3Fq%3DLimestone%2Bpyramid%26gbv%3D2%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Dactive

  11. The Pyramid of Khafre was built for the son of Khufu: Pharaoh Khafre. The Pyramid of Khafre is smaller than the Great Pyramid of Khufu, but it was built on a higher elevation and it used a more elaborate complex which included and “entrance hall, colonnaded courtyard, niches for royal statuary, storage chambers, and interior sanctuary.”. (Nat Geo 2009) The Pyramid of Khafre also included the sphinx. The pyramid used to be 471 ft tall but is now 446ft tall. Pyramid of Khafre http://www.artchive.com/artchive/e/egyptian/egyptian_4_khafre.jpg http://media-2.web.britannica.com/eb-media/90/99590-004-9A5DCF21.jpg

  12. The Great Sphinx is a statue carved from bedrock near the Pyramid of Khafre and resembles the pharaoh’s head on a lion’s body. The sphinx is 65 ft tall and it faces the rising sun. In 1378, Sa'imAl-Dahr found that peasants made offerings to the Great Sphinx in the hopes that it would bring a good harvest so Sa'imAl-Dahr destroyed the nose of the Great Sphinx. The Great Sphinx http://www.2travel2egypt.com/sightseeing/images/sphinx.jpg http://static.howstuffworks.com/gif/pyramids-of-giza-and-the-great-sphinx-landmark-3.jpg

  13. The Pyramid of Menkaure was built for Pharaoh Menkaure who was the son of Khafre. The Pyramid of Menkaure is the smallest out of the three pyramids of Giza and unlike the other two pyramids, the Pyramid of Menkaure has a granite casing on the first 15m of the pyramid. Like the Pyramid of Khafre, the Pyramid of Menkaure had a much more elaborate complex than the Pyramid of Khufu. Pyramid of Menkaure http://www.chess-theory.com/images5/01808_menkaure_pyramid.jpg

  14. Ancient Egyptians often build pyramids as tombs for their Kings and Queens. There are about eighty pyramids known today. Final resting place http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/prehistory/egypt/history/history.html

  15. http://www.hulu.com/watch/26077/escapemojo-wonders-of-the-ancient-world---great-pyramids-of-gizahttp://www.hulu.com/watch/26077/escapemojo-wonders-of-the-ancient-world---great-pyramids-of-giza

  16. All Photos taken by Jeron Impreso

  17. http://www.eyelid.co.uk/pyramid3.htm http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/prehistory/egypt/architecture/gizapyramids.html http://www.nationalgeographic.com/pyramids/pyramids.html http://www.ask-aladdin.com/pyramid.htm http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/pyramids/home.html Bibliography

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