1. Vijay Shah Period 4 Social Studies
Pyramids
Vijay Shah
Period 4
Social Studies

2. How the Pyramids Were Built
Find ‘True North’
Made of granite and limestone
Used ramps to haul/slide blocks
Five sanctuary temples and burial sarcophagus chamber
Same process for Queen’s Pyramids for queen(s)

3. What Is Inside A Pyramid?
Burial chamber
Sarcophagus and canopic jars
Paintings of Egyptian gods and goddesses
Valuable items for survival in the Afterlife
Hieroglyphic messages to pharaoh

4. Statistics of the Great Pyramid of Giza
Great Pyramid built for King Khufu (Cheops)
Duration of construction was twenty years
Construction completed circa 2560 B.C.
The oldest and largest of the pyramids; was the tallest structure for over 3,800 years
Height of approximately metres (480.6 feet)

5. Pyramids Painting of Anubis, Egyptian god of mummification
Painting of Osiris, Egyptian god of the Afterlife
Hieroglyphics carved into a pyramid wall
Eye of Horus
Mummy case (which would go in a sarcophagus
Tutankhamen’s death mask

6. Bibliography
Macaulay, David. Pyramid. New York, New York : Houghton Mifflin, ©1975. Print.
Morley, Jacqueline & Bergin, Mark & James, John. An Egyptian Pyramid. New York, New York: Peter Bedrick Books, ©1991. Print
Spielvogel, Jackson J. Journey Across Time. New York, New York: Glencoe-McGraw Hill, ©2008. Print
Millmore, Mark. “Discovering Ancient Egypt.” Eyelid Productions, Date Unknown. Web. 17 Nov