great pyramids Flashcards
who were the three kings?
mendaura, khafre, and khufu
what country’s were these found?
Giza egypt
what kingdom?
old kingdom
what dynasty?
fourth dynasty
when was this made?
2550-2490 BCE
what are these made out of?
cut limestone
what would they look like back in the day?
covered in white stone with a gold cap on top
how was it made?
people would be drafted into making it over 20 years
who found the great sphinx?
neopolien
what is the great sphinx?
face of a man and body of a lion
what is the purpose of the great sphinx?
to guard the pyramids
what does ashlar masonry mean?
group of persusly cut stone
what does courses mean?
rows of brick or stone
why a pyramid?
used as a stairway to the afterlife
why so big?
used to hold all the things a king might need in the afterlife
what’s at the bottom of the pyramid?
a shaft grave
what’s in the bottom middle of the pyramid?
a room the the kings Ka and an offering table
what’s at the top middle of the pyramid?
the kings tomb and all his belongings
what at the top of the pyramid?
an entrance and a maze to confuse the robbers
why do the pyramids keep getting smaller?
because it took to long to build so they had to hurry before the next king died
why are there three death chambers built in the pyramid?
during the building stages they didn’t know when the king would die so they would keep building them just incase
