The document summarizes key structures and features of the Giza Necropolis in Egypt, including the three main pyramids of Khufu, Khafre, and Menkaure. It describes the Sphinx as the largest single stone statue on Earth. It provides details about the sizes and unique aspects of each pyramid, such as Khafre's pyramid retaining some of its limestone casing and Menkaure's pyramid originally containing a beautiful sarcophagus. The Pyramid of Khufu, the largest of the three, was the world's tallest building for over a thousand years and contained over 2 million stone blocks, each weighing around 2 tons.

1. Pyramids of ancient Egypt

2. Where is Giza?

3. What is a Necropolis? **Definition: A large cemetery or burying place. ~Necropolises can look very different……..

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8. Giza Necropolis

9. 4 Main structures at Giza Sphinx Pyramid of Menkaure Pyramid of Khafre Pyramid of Khufu

11. Across the Street from the Giza Necropolis:

12. The Great Sphinx

13. Great Sphinx ** “Guardian of the Giza Complex”** **The largest single stone statue on Earth **Built in 3,000 b.c.e **Body of a Lion; Head of a Man **Limestone

14. Great Sphinx Giza Necropolis abandoned: Sphinx buried up to its shoulders 1925: Sphinx finally dug out completely Missing Nose: Some scholars think it was shot of in a war, others believe it was knocked off by an angry King http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/egypt/explore/sphinx.html

17. Pyramid of Menkaure

18. Pyramid of Menkaure **Smallest of the Three **Limestone and Granite Unique: Archaeologist found a beautiful sarcophagus in the Pyramid Now it lays at the bottom of the Mediterranean Sea…

19. Pyramid of Khafre

20. Pyramid of Khafre **2 nd Largest Pyramid -Steep Sides and Higher ground make it appear as if it’s bigger -Blocks weighed 2.5 tons **Unique: Still retains some of it’s smooth limestone casing at the top

22. Khafre’s Pyramid http://egypt.ebeling.ee/panoramas/

23. “Mr. Klumper’s Pyramid Builder”

26. Limestone Casing Smooth Shiny

27. The Great Pyramid

28. **Pyramid of Khufu** World tallest building for 1,270 years **Area of Great Pyramid **3 small pyramids for his wives **Small tombs for his nobles Town for workers: cemetary, bakery, factory, copper melting complex

29. Pyramid of Khufu Materials and Workforce **Roughly 20 year period **Paid workers -Over 2 Million Blocks -Each blocked weighed roughly 2 tons = **4 Million Ton Pyramid (8,000,000,000 pounds)

31. Enter the “Great Pyramid”

32. Before we Enter… -What do you think we will see in the Pyramid? ~As we walk around, list what we see…