THE GREAT PYRAMID
How many years did it take for the great pyramids to be made.
It took 20 years
How old was King Tut when he died and when he started ruling?
King Tut was 18 years old when he died and He started ruling when he was 9
What did Khufu do?
Great pyramid
Established the pharaoh as a central authority
Who and what was at the bottom of the Social Structure Pyramid
Farmers and slaves worked in fields, grew food, and built monuments like pyramids.
What is the Rosetta Stone and when was it discovered
The Rosetta Stone was a large Stone tablet discovered in 1799 AD
Who was the Great Pyramid built for and when did they construct them?
It was built for Khufu and it was built between 2686BC to 2181BC
Who discovered King Tut's tomb and what else did they find in it?
King Tut's tomb was discovered by a British archaeologist Howard Carter in 1922 They found King Tut's mummy and it's containment, they also found many Treasures
What did Hatshepsut do?
Promoted trade with other countries
Known for gaining power
Who and what was at the second to last on the Social Structure Pyramid
Very much Crafts People and Merchants created Goods tools and pretty objects for temples and tombs
What three scripts was the Rosetta Stone message written in
it had the same message written in three scripts. hieroglyphics, demotic and ancient Greek.
What did they use to build the GREAT PYRAMID?
Limestone and Bricks
What happened after King Tut's death
Most people think King Tut died and later got infected
What did Ramses ll do?
Military leadership
Signed the worlds peace treaty
Who and what was at the middle of the Social Structure Pyramid
Scribes trained to read and write built monuments
What did the Egyptians do in the Mummification process
When Egyptians mummified people back then, they removed their brain with an iron hook through their nostrils. Then they cut open the body with a flint knife and only kept the heart in their body
How tall THE GREAT PYRAMID was when they built it and how tall it is now?
When they built the pyramids it stood at 481 feet. Now it stands at 451 feet.
Who murdered King Tut?
Many believe it was his helpers who murdered him
What did Senuset do?
Religious architecture
White chapel
Who and what came after the top of the Social Structure Pyramid
Priests and government officials run kingdom, collect taxes, religious leaders in charge of temples and ceremonies
What would they do after the first step of the mummification process
With the rest of the organs they would put in a canopic jars and those jars had God's seem to watch over the organs
How many bricks did they use to build THE GREAT PYRAMID.
2.3 million bricks
When did King Tut rule?
King Tut ruled from 1332 to 1325 BC
What and who were at the top of the Social Structure Pyramid
Pharaoh led the government, made laws, and commanded the army.
What would they do with the body?
Then they covered the entire body with a natural salt that stopped the body from rotting. After 40 days the body is wrapped in linen strips and then smeared with gum. Finally people put Treasures in the coffin and then decorated the coffin with gold and paint.