PYRAMIDS Abby and Tyler.  The first kind of pyramid is the step pyramid. THE FIRST PYRAMID.

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PYRAMIDS Abby and Tyler

 The first kind of pyramid is the step pyramid. THE FIRST PYRAMID

LARGEST PYRAMID  The Great Pyramid of Giza is the largest pyramid.  It took 20 years to build.  It was built in 2589 BC for king Khufu.

 They protected the pharaoh by building false burial chambers, passages to nowhere, and traps. PROTECTION

SHAPE OF THE PYRAMID  Slanting rays of the sun is what the pharaoh used to climb to heaven.

 Pyramids are made out of limestone.  There is a local limestone core in a pyramid. FUN FACTS