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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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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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Khafre’s Pyramid

• http://egypt.ebeling.ee/panoramas/

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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…