Egyptian Pyramids.
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why they built it
- burial places and monuments to the Pharaohs.
- Egyptians believed that the Pharaoh needed certain things to succeed in the afterlife.
- deep in the pyramid treasure was left for Pharoah
Photo by neilalderney123
Pharoah Khufu's famous pyramid
how they built it
- believed that slaves did ALL the work.
- 2,000 workers over 23 years
- used stone and copper tools
- used a wooden sled called a , Lisht
- made of brick or earth and rubble dressed with brick for strength.
who built them
- more than one person
- Khufu one of the pharoahs of egypt
- Khafre another one of the pharoahs
- Menkaura 2532-2503 BC
Photo by Adrian Barnes
Khufu - The Fourth Dynasty King.
Khafre - Khufu's son
Menkaura - another ancient
how the slaves felt
- all of them were poor
- 80% of the slaves were peasants.
- hard workers
- many were house servants, farm labors, etc
Photo by AZRainman
WHAT'S INSIDE?
- we still do not know
- King Tut's discoveries led everyone to wonder what is inside
- the pyramids have been standing in the desert for a long time.
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interesting Facts
- they were mostly made of limestone
- every pyramid had a perfect square
- traps & curses to keep robbers out
Photo by -Reji
