Pyramids
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Table #6
Introduction
 The
Great 3 Pyramids: Khufu, Khafre, and
Menkaure.
Menkaure
(smallest of
The Three Great Pyramids)
Khufu
(The biggest of the Three
Great Pyramids)
Khafre
(2nd to largest of
The Three Great Pyramids)
Why Pyramids Were Built
By
Kelsey Hollis
Why The Pyramids Were Built
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Pyramids were meant
to show how powerful
the Pharaoh was.
π Pyramids represented
the mound that Ra
was born on.
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Pyramids were royal
burial chambers for
the Pharaohs.
π Pyramids represented
the stair-way that the
Pharaoh would use to
ascend to the
heavens.
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Pyramids symbolized Egyptian culture.
Pyramids served as jobs for the Egyptian
people
Pyramids were used to store jewels and
things the Pharaoh would need in the
after-life.
How Pyramids Were Built
and What They Were Made
Out Of
By
Ethan Rock and Patrick Bevis
How The Pyramids Were Built
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How pyramids were
built remains a
mystery.
 Archeologists believe
that Ancient
Egyptians used
ramps to build the
pyramids.
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Ancient Egyptians
were believed to
curve the ramps for
easier building.
What Pyramids Were Made Out
Of
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Pyramids were made
out of limestone, clay,
and other hard rock
like materials.
 Early pyramids were
called “Step
Pyramids” because
the sides took steps
and weren’t even like
the later pyramids.
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Each block weighed
about 10 tons. That’s
over 15,000 pounds!
 Pyramids can be up
to 482 ft. tall.
 Granite was used for
the ceiling of the
chambers.
Chambers
By
Havisha Munjal
Chambers
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The entrance to a
pyramid is on the side.
The Grand Gallery is a
large corridor leading to
the Queen’s and King’s
chambers.
The Queen’s chamber is
NOT where the king or
queen is buried.
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There is a place under
the pyramid.
There is a unfinished
chamber in that space.
You can get there from
the entrance.
There is a corridor
leading from under the
pyramid to the Grand
Gallery.
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is also a corridor leading from the
entrance to the Grand Gallery.
Sources
 Grolier
 Timelines
of the Ancient World
 The Pyramids
 http://homepage.powerup.com.au/~ancie
nt/pyra1.htm
 The Great Pyramid: How it was built and
how it was used
More Sources
 You
Wouldn’t Want To Be an Ancient
Egyptian Pyramid Builder!
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