This is a group presentation,with at least 3 group members,
it provides abundant knowledge about ancient site of Giza "pyramids of Giza" with full detailed history and amazing facts.
2. • Shoaib Ahmed (BS-CIS-50385)
• Umar Farooq Khan (BS-CIS-50611)
• Nadir Abrar (BS-CIS-50452)
• Muhammad Dawood suleman
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4. The great pyramid of Giza are
three in number.
Most were built as tombs for the
country's pharaos.
They were built over the span of
three generations by the rulers
Menkaure, Khafre, and Khufu.
Pyramids are included in 7
wonders of the world.
Pyramids of Giza held the title for
worlds tallest men made structure
over 3871 years.
5. It is the oldest and largest of
the three pyramids in
the Giza.
It is the oldest of the Seven
Wonders of the Ancient
World.
Its build during the rule of
Khufu Pharaoh.
It constructed over a 20
years period.
6. Height: 146.5 m(481 ft).
The Great Pyramid was
the tallest man-made
structure in the world for
more than 3,800 years.
In AD 1301, a massive
earthquake loosened many of
the outer casing stones of
pyramid.
7. Khufu was the second
pharaoh of the 4th dynasty.
Reign: 2589–2566 BC
He is not a good warrior nor
a politician but history Know
about him due to his great
pyramid.
8. The Greeks believed that
slave labor was used.
Verner supposed that the
labor consisting of
two gangs of 100,000 men.
The Great Pyramid was
surfaced by white "casing
stones“.
9. The original entrance to the
Great Pyramid is 17 meters
(56 ft) vertically above
ground level.
The "Queen's Chamber" is
exactly half-way between the
north and south faces of the
pyramid.
10. The “King's Chamber” is
10.47 meters (34.4 ft) from
east to west.
The Great Pyramid is
surrounded by a complex of
several buildings including
small pyramids.
This pyramid is the only one
in Egypt known to have
passages inside that go up
and go down.
11. The second-tallest and
second-largest of the Ancient
Egyptian Pyramids of Giza.
The tomb of the Fourth
Dynasty pharaoh Khafre.
Constructed:
2570 BC
It was first explored in
modern times by Italian
archeologist Giovanni Belzoni
on march 2,1818
12. The king of 4th dynasty.
He was the son of Khufu.
Reign:26 years, 2570 BC.
The builder of khafre pyramid
Some archeologist claim that he
made The sphinx but no solid
proof exists about this myth.
Diorite statue of Khafra, now in the Egyptian
Museum at Cairo
13. The pyramid has a base length
of 215.5 m (706 Ft)
A height of 136.4 meters
(448 ft.)
Only approximately 10 feet
shorter than the Great
Pyramid.
The pyramid is made of
limestone blocks weighing
more than 2 tons each
Bottom course of the cladding
is pink granite but higher
sections are clad in limestone
It has a slope angle of 53º.10.
14. In casing the whole pyramid white limestone was
used that covers the top third of the pyramid.
The pyramid sits on bedrock 10 m (33 ft.) higher than
Khufu’s pyramid, which makes it appear to be taller.
It is made of very large stones at bottom but as the
pyramid rises, the stones become smaller, becoming
only 50 cm
15. The chamber is located in the
bedrock.
It is rectangular 14 m by 5m.
Khafre’s sarcophagus was carved out
of a solid block of granite and sunk
partially in the floor.
Belzoni discovered an empty
sarcophagus and Arabic writing
which said that the pyramid had been
opened in the time of King Ali
Muhammad, approximately 1200
A.D.
16. There are two entrances to the
burial chamber
First that is cut through
plateau bedrock; underground
entrance.
The other opens 11.54 m
(38 ft.) up the face of the
pyramid.
17. It is a limestone statue of a
reclining mythical creature with a
lion's body and a human head) that
stands infront of khafre pyramid,it
is believed that his face represents
pharaoh khafre’s face.
It is 73.5 meters long, 19.3 meters
wide, and 20.22 m high.
No one knows much about it
therefore it is popular idea of the
"Riddle of the Sphinx"
18. o It is the smallest of the three
Pyramids of Giza.
o It built to serve as the tomb of
the fourth
dynasty Egyptian Pharaoh
Menkaure.
o The pyramid's date of
construction is unknown,
because Menkaure's reign has
not been accurately defined, but
it was probably completed in
the 26th century BC.
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20. o Menkaure's pyramid had an original height of 65.5 meters.
o Now its height is 61m(204 Ft).
o It was constructed of limestone and granite. The first sixteen
courses of the exterior were made of red granite.
o The blocks of local stone in the walls of the mortuary temple
weighed as much as 220 tons.
21. The inside of the ceiling of his
tomb chamber has been cut to
an arch.
22. o Tried To damage in 12th
century by Al-Malik Al-
Aziz.
o They stayed at their job for
eight months.
o They were not able to
remove more than one or
two stones each day.
23. It was called Deir el-Medina
It was discovered by Mark
Lehner and his team
This town is located to the southeast
of the Khafre and Menkaure
complexes.
Among the discoveries at the
workers' village are communal
sleeping quarters, bakeries, breweries
and kitchens
The workers' town discovered
appears to date to the middle 4th
dynasty (2520–2472 BC),
24. The community contained around sixty-eight houses
spread over at total area of 5,600 m2 with a narrow road
running through village.
When Greek historian Herodotus visited Giza in
450 BC, he was told by Egyptian priests that "the Great
Pyramid had taken 400,000 men 20 years to build,
working in three-month shifts 100,000 men at a time.“
Evidence from the tombs indicates that a workforce of
10,000 laborers working in three-month shifts took
around 30 years to build a pyramid.
25. Researchers into ancient law and
practice find a rich source of
information recorded in the texts
from the village
The Women were supplied with
servants by the government to assist
with the grinding of the grain and
laundry tasks,
The wives of the workers cared for
the children and baked the bread, a
prime food source in these societies
26. The workers and their families were not slaves but free
citizens with recourse to the justice system as required,
The community had its own court of law made up of a
foreman, deputies, craftsmen and were authorised to deal
with all civil and some criminal cases, typically relating to
the non-payment of goods or services
The workmen and inhabitants of Deir el-Medina received
care for their health problems through medical
treatment, prayer, and magic.
27. • In 25years of kingdom of Ramses III ( 1170 BCE) the laborers
were so exasperated by delays in supplies they threw down
their tools and walked off the job in what may have been the
first sit-down strike in recorded history.
28. o The pyramids of Giza and others are thought to have
been constructed to house the remains of the
deceased Pharaohs who ruled over Ancient Egypt
o It's theorized the pyramid not only served as a tomb
for the Pharaoh, but also as storage for the various
items he would need in the afterlife.
o The people of Ancient Egypt believed that death on
Earth was the start of a journey to the next world.
o The embalmed body of the King was entombed
underneath or within the pyramid to protect it and
allow his transformation and ascension to the afterlife.
29. The glory of King is in the sky
His power is in the horizon...