Egyptian Pyramids

How to learn more about the architecture of pyramids and more!!!

Members:Maribel, Ann, Diamond,and

Kryzelle

Egyptian Builders

The builders were Egyptians who lived in villages developed and over seen by the pharaoh’s supervisors.

Some of the builders were permanent employees of the pharaoh.

An estimated 20,000 to 30,000 workers built the pyramids at Giza over 80 years.

Pyramid Symbolism Egyptians believed pyramid beginning of

how the earth was created. It was also believed it represented to be

desending rays of the sun. Egyptians published the pyramid for a

brilliant appearance : used limestone.

About the Pyramids!

The Red Pyramid was boasted a single burial chamber that was accessed through two smaller chambers.

Khufu, son of Shefru and second ruler of the forth dynasty moved the royal necropolis to Giza, north of modern-day Cairo.

Great Pyramids

The Great Pyramid of Giza, also is called Khufu’s Pyramid or the Pyramid of Khufu.

There are 110 pyramids were currently known in Egypt.

The Great Pyramid belonged to King Khufu, son of Shefru.

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What color was the pyramids?

Today the pyramids in Giza blends in with the beige sand around them.

When they were first built they were encased in bright limestone and were as white as fresh snow.

Over the years the casting was stripped away by looters and for other building projects.

Interesting Facts :0

the major pyramids were built for about nearly 200 years!!!

The great pyramids of egypt now stand a full 3 miles south were it was originally built. it took 4500 years for that to happen.

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Inferences :) We would like to thank: www.google.com photobooth www.ask.com www.nationalgeographic.com www.crystalinks.com www.ancient-egypt-online.com www.comedy-zone.net www.ancientpyramids.com

Conclusionthis power point was made with hard work so please appreciate it!!!

this powerpoint was about the ancient egyptian pyramids and the architecture of it.

we also explained who owned the pyramids like Khufu and Herodotus.

we talked about the builders of the pyramids and also the inside of the pyramids and its chambers.

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Take our test!!! Now we are going to take our

power point test!

Take your time looking at our True and False questions on our brochure given to you from Maribel, Diamond, Ann, and Kryzelle.

Take your time looking at our paper of questions given to you we will be testing you(two

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True Or False continued....

1) Khufu was the second ruler of the fourth dynasty.

2) Pyramids are usually built for burial places for kings and queens.

3) Temples might have been a representation for the stairways to heaven.

4)Kushites believed pyramids to be the beginning of how the earth was created.

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True Or False 5)It was also believed it represented to be

the descending rays of the moon. 6)Egyptians published the pyramid for a

brilliant appearance and used granite. 7) Some of the builders were permanent

employees of the pharaoh.

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Questions For The Project 1)How many pyramids were currently

known in egypt? 2)How many years did it take for the major

pyramids to be built? 3)What did the Egyptians use to publish the

pyramid for a brilliant appearance? 4)How many workers build the pyramids at

Giza? 5)Can you name one Egyptian ruler? 14

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Thanks for listening to our power point!! We hoped you enjoyed our little trivia

game!!!! We hoped you liked it!!!

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