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1. Egyptian Pyramids Name:
Modern Marvels
1. What was the purpose of the pyramids?
2. “Man fears time, time fears _____________________________”
3. Necropolis = ______________________________________
4. The ____________________________ is a metaphor for creation.
5. To move the stones and build the pyramids, workers used levers, wedges
and _________________________
6. What problems arose with the bent pyramid?
7. The red pyramid was the first _________________________ pyramid.
8. Giza had the best ________________________, was
___________________ feet above sea level and was less than a
_________________________ from the banks of the Nile.
9. Each side of the Great Pyramid measured ____________________ feet.
10.Where did workers building the pyramids live?
11. When finished, how tall was the Great Pyramid? ______________feet
12.The Great Pyramid was the tallest structure in the world until
_______________1890 when the __________________ in Paris was built.
13. It took __________ years to build the Great Pyramid
14.Why does Khafre’s pyramid appear to be larger even though it isn’t as
tall?
15. Give one example from the movie that shows how geography affects
people’s lives: