Name_________________ Date__________________

Cyberhunt on Egypt’s Pyramids

1. Pyramids were first used as ____________for the kings or pharaohs (and some queens) of ancient Egypt. The Egyptians believed they needed to protect each ruler’s _________, so it could be used in the afterlife.

http://www.angelfire.com/wi/egypt/tomb.html

2. When an Egyptian ruler died he or she was ___________and set inside a __________. The body was then entombed along with food, jewels, ad other valuables for the next life.

http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/articles/worldhistory/pyramids2.htm

3. Egyptologists believe pyramid stones (some weighing as much as 15 tons) were put in place with ________, which were built around each pyramid, and ________, on which the blocks could be dragged.

http://touregypt.net/construction/construc.htm

4. The first large stone structure anywhere in the world was an Egyptian pyramid. The 200-foot-high Step Pyramid was constructed for King ____________ from many, many tons of limestone.

http://saxakali.com/color_asp/historymaf4.htm

5. King Khufu, also called Cheops, had the magnificent, 481-foot-high Great Pyramid built from 2.3 million stones. What object was found at the center of this pyramid?____________________________________

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/pyramids/khufu.html

6. No treasures were ever discovered in the Great Pyramid, bur researchers did find a big ancient boat buried nearby. Some experts believe it is a _________, meant to carry the late pharaoh into the sun.

7. About 20,000-30,000 people built Khufu’s pyramid and the others at Giza. Why do experts believe women helped build these pyramids?____________________

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http://www.nationalgeographic.com/pyramids/pyramids.html#who

8.Why do experts consider Khufu’s empty pyramid such a mystery?________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

http://unmuseum.mus.pa.us/kpyramid.htm