2. History
• The Great Pyramids were built in Ancient
Egypt
• thousands of years ago
• from the Old Kingdom through the New
Kingdom.
• The Great Pyramid was built in 30 years.
• 100,000 men
• three or four months shifts.
• Several pharaohs died before their pyramids
were built
3. Construction of a
Pyramid
• There are three phases to
building a pyramid. They are:
»Phase I- Preparing the
Site
»Phase II- Building the
Pyramid
»Phase III- The Finishing
Touches
4. Appearance
• The True Pyramid
• true pyramid has 5 size
• The true pyramid looks
like,“a path to the sun.”
• the outside is
limestone.
• inside is plain stone
6. Appearance
• plain stone and
limestone.
• The sides shines as
brightly as the sun
when the sun reflects
against.
• very smooth
• curved sides
• The Bent Pyramid
8. Interesting Facts
• “Seven Wonders Of The World”.
• Tells time
• contained everything that would be
needed by their occupants in the
afterlife
• Sun reflection- seen miles away
• 2979
• Pharaohs believe they reach heaven
through the sunbeams of the
pyramids
9. Interesting Facts
• 118 pyramids in Egypt
• The Great Pyramid is the only pyramid to have
chambers above ground level
• The temperature inside The Great Pyramid
remains constant at 68 degrees F, the same as
earth’s internal temperature.
