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Transcript of The Pharaoh’s Tombs By: Robby Haag & Daniel Amankwatia.
The Pharaoh’s Tombs
By: Robby Haag
& Daniel Amankwatia
Points Reached
1. Vocabulary
2. Early Tombs
3. Pyramids
4. The Building Process
5. Teamwork
6. The Great Pyramid
7. The Great Sphinx
Vocabulary
1. Pyramid – n. – a huge building with four triangle-shaped sides; built as royal tombs in Egypt
2. Giza – n. – an ancient Egyptian city; the site of the Great Pyramid
Early Tombs
The early tombs were built of mud. Eventually this would be evolved into a greater advance: the brick.
Pyramids
The first pyramids were built b
y the
Fourth Dynasty. They were tombs built
for the pharaohs of th
at dynasty.
Pyramids are one of the firs
t tombs.
The Building Process
• The work must have organization.• Great Pyramid-Made up of over two
million stones each weighing 5,000 lbs.• Took a long time to build pyramids.1. The Building Process:
Pick a site on west bank of NileWorkers clear ground Four bottom points face cardinal directions
Picture from Google Earth
Teamwork
• Sleds, wooden rollers, and levers were used to get the stones into place
• Men lost lives building pyramids
• For workers, building a pyramid was an act of faith
Teamwork Textbook Picture
The Great Pyramid of Giza
• The Great Pyramid is the largest pyramid in Egypt. It is built in the ancient city of Giza. The pyramid is built for Pharaoh Khufu.
The Great Sphinx
• The Great Sphinx is a mystery in itself. No person knows for sure whose statue it is. The popular guess is that it is a statue of King Khufu with a lion body. Legend has it that the nose fell off.
The Valley of the Kings
• Tombs built for pharaohs and nobles of the New Kingdom
• Built during the 18th to 21st dynasties
• Located on the west bank of the Nile River
• Across from Thebes (modern-day Luxor)