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Egyptian Civilization Project Giza Larson White “To be satisfied with a little, is the greatest wisdom.” The pharaoh's of ancient Egypt did not heed to this advice of their own. They built the greatest tombs so the world would know their bounty for all time - the last of the greatest wonders of the world, The Pyramids of Giza. The history of Giza spans over 5,000 years. Giza is most known today for the pyramids of Khufu, Khafre, and Menkaure, The Great Pyramid is the biggest. In Giza there are nine pyramid. Most people only know that there are three. Giza is a plateau (an area of relatively level high ground) located southwest of modern Cairo, on west bank of the Nile River, which has an annual flooding. Giza was founded in 642 AD. It has a …show more content…

The largest of the pyramids in Giza is known as The Great Pyramid. It is The Great Pyramid of Khufu. Khufu’s pyramid took about 20 years to build, 2575-2566 BC. The pyramid was built during three months of each year during the annual flood from the Nile River, when farming was impossible. It took 100,000 people to build Khufu’s pyramid. The workers were treated very well by the Pharaoh, who provided them with good clothing and food. The Pharaoh was kindly remembered in folk tales for many centuries. The question of how the pyramids were constructed has still not received an exact answer yet. The best theory is the Egyptians employed sloping and encircling embankment of brick, earth, and sand, which increased in height and length as the pyramid rose. Stone blocks were hauled up the ramp by levers and rollers. The Great Pyramid’s sides rise at an angle of 51°52′. It is oriented to the 4 cardinal points of the compass. Approximately 2.3 million blocks of stone were cut, transported, and assembled to create the structure. The pyramid is about a 5.75-million-ton structure. Its core is made of yellowish limestone blocks. The outer casing is now almost …show more content…

It is built on higher ground, and the original height was 447.5 feet, which is 33.5 feet shorter than the Great Pyramid. Khafre also built the Great Sphinx, which is 66 feet high and 240 feet long. It is apart of Khafre’s pyramid complex. The Great Sphinx Pyramid represents Ra-Harakhte. Ra-Harakhte is the sun god, as he rises in the east at dawn but the face of the Sphinx is a portrait of Khafre. It was carved from leftover limestone from after quarrying stone for his father’s

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