Giza Pyramid
Essay by 24 • November 30, 2010 • 343 Words (2 Pages) • 1,285 Views
This is about the amazing Giza Pyramid. This pyramids famous for it bring almost one of the last great accomplishments of ancient Egyptians. I would imagine that building the pyramids along with the sphinx would be the most difficult. When King Khufu ordered and paid the workers to build the pyramids. He had them make tombs inside. Along with building these tombs he ordered to be put in a stone coffin and have the tomb sealed tightly when he dies. These tombs that were built were very sacred. These pyramids were built near the Nile because
The people needed water
The rough blocks that were underneath the nice blocks that are shaved are soaked in water then dried
Well now you can see the rough blocks because of the looters. There are so many suspected ways that the Ancient Egyptians built the pyramids that we today are not exactly sure. The pyramid took up 14 acres of land. This was a lot of land. They worked on a numerous days. There are lots things being said about the Giza Pyramid but we picked out the most important. Per-say the ancient Egyptians believed the pyramid to be able to touch the sky. The Giza Pyramid is also near other great ancient Egyptian landmark, the Sphinx. There are lots of interesting facts like.... the Giza Pyramid is only the main pyramid there are lots of sie pyramids. The pharaoh which is the person who had the pyramid built is king Khufu as I mentioned earlier. I thick that our project it similar to the real one if you look at the back. We have everything that was inside the pyramid and even tried to make replicas of King Khufu and the queen. The pyramid is covered with real sand and looks very blockish. This pyramid was built exactly for King Khufu. Our project is significant because it is the greatest achievement in Ancient Egypt. Well, it looks like my time is up so I'll go ahead and pass it off to Natasha, she'll tell you our conclusion.
...
...