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** Great Pyramids at Giza **
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== Pyramids served as burial places for Egyptain pharoah, and their wifes. The Egyptains belived the pyramid shape held magical and religious power.They thought the pyramid helped the spirits of their dead rulers pass from the living life to the afterlife peacefully.(Brewer) The most well known pryamids were the Great Pyramid, Khafre Pyramid and the Menkaure Pyramid. They were also known as the Pyramids of Giza. All pyramids were built by the 4th dynasty kings at the height of the Old Kingdom. ==

= ** __ The Pyramid of Menkaura __ ** = ==== Even the smallest of the three pyramids of Giza still stands at 213 Ft tall. The Menkaura Pryamid was built at around 2490 B.C. The three pryamids were meant to eligned to a constalation and the Menkura represented the red dawrf star (James). The menkaura was diverese because it was sheathered in pink granite instead of white limestone.That made the pyramid more elaborate than the others.Menkura was the sixth ruler of the fourth dynasty and he made the designs by himself. ====



= **__ Khafre's Pyramid __** = Constructed on the higher elevation at Giza, the Khafre Pyramid looks as though it stands taller than the Great pyramid. The Khafre Pyramid was built around 2520 B.C and it stands at 470 ft. tall. Khafe was the third ruler of the fourth dynasty.(National Geographic) The pyramid had two entrances. One was located 38 ft. above ground level, and the other at ground level.The lenght of the base was 705 ft.



= __Khufu's____Pyramid__  = ==== The largest pyramid at Giza was the Great Pyramid. The entrance stood 50 feet above ground level and was 480 feet tall. Limestone covered the sides to make it smooth and it is also known as the pyramid of Khufu. Khufu ruled Egypt at 2550 B.C. to 2525 B.C. The pyramid was built with 2 million blocks, each weighing around 2 ½ tons. The base of the pyramid covers 10 modern football fields (James). ====



==== The Egyptian Pharaohs designed the pyramid complex at Giza to be a city of the dead. Ancient Egyptians had a vast knowledge of Astronomy and had to face it directly to a compass. This meant the Pharaohs were guaranteed a safe journey to the afterlife.(Brewer) Architects directed highly skilled work crews during the construction, they understood math and geometry very well. The bottom of the pyramid was almost an exact calculated square. If it was miscalculated the pyramid would be crooked. Scientists think about 2,000 to 3,000 men worked at Giza construction site.(National Geographic) ====



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== Pyramid building was stopped because these large monuments were easy targets for robbers because the corpses in these pyramids were put in with their jewels and riches.(James). These three pyramids are truly marvelous. They took an estimated 80 years to build. 20 to 40 years alone were spent in the construction of the Great Pyramid.(Brewer) Lastly,The math and geometry were clearly understood by ancient Egyptians and it is shown in the work of these Pyramids at Giza. ==



Work Cited

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Brewer, Douglas. "The Old Kingdom." //Egypt, Ancient//. 2008. e-6. Chicago: Scott Fetzer, 2008. Print.

James, Joan. "The Pyramids of Giza." // Egypt History //. suziemanley.com, 2011. Web. 25 Mar 2012. <[]>.

Woods, Michael. //Seven Wonders of the Ancient World//. Minneapolis: Twenty-firstcenturybooks, 2009.

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