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)