Step pyramid + bent pyramid
What was the next type of pyramid to be constructed after a mastaba
Step pyramid
Rectangular, mud- brick tomb with a flat roof and sloping sides
Mastaba
What are the largest pyramids called.
The great pyramids of Giza
Why did the ancient Egyptians build a pyramid-shaped-tomb
They believed it was a stairway to heaven
Where did they get the stone for most of the pyramids
Quarries in the surrounding desert on the Giza Plateau
What material was used to build the step pyramid
Limestone blocks
Is a mythical creature with a human head and the body of a lion
great sphinx
What is the height of the largest pyramid
480 feet tall
What is the Egyptian word for pyramid
Mer
Approximately how old are the largest pyramids
4,600 years old
What happened to the bent pyramid halfway up
The angle of the slope changed
What material was used to construct a Mastaba
mud bricks
In approximately what year were the great/pyramids built
2,600 bc/bce
What language is the word pyramid from?
greek language
The ______, or valley temple, is location where mummification took place
mortuary temple
Give 2 reasons why the angle of the bent pyramid changed halfway up.
1. Because they ran out of building materials.
2. They ran out of time
What is the great sphinx made out of
carved out desert rock
Where are the great pyramids of Giza located
On the bank of the Nile river
What is the top stone on a pyramid called
capstone
The _____ or offering Temple is the location of the tomb where the mummy would be buried
Who was the architect for the step pyramid
Imhotep
After what pharaoh is the great sphinx modeled after
King Khafre
Who built the pyramids of Giza:
Largest
2nd largest
smallest
Largest= Khufu
2nd largest= khafre
smallest= Menkaure
What are the smoothing stones on a pyramid called
Outer-casing white limestone blocks.
Name three method used to lift blocks up onto the pyramids
1. Levering
2. wedging
3.hauling on sleds over ramps.