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Pyramids, Houses of Eternity Worksheet Name: _________________________________ 1. Why were Pyramids built in ancient Egypt? ___________________________________________________________________________ 2. About how many pyramids are there in Egypt? _____________________________________ 3. Where are the three largest pyramids located? _____________________________________ 4. What is the name of the Pharaoh that the “Great Pyramid” was built for? ________________ Story 5. Why were cemeteries located on the west side of the Nile in ancient Egypt? ______________________________________________________________________________ 6. During what season of the year did the farmers help with the construction of the “Great Pyramid”? _____________________________________________________________________ 7. Who did the workers drag the stones to the next level of the pyramid after the lower level was finished? ______________________________________________________________________ 8. About how many years did it take to complete the pyramid? _____________________________ 9. What was special about the final piece placed on top of the pyramid? _____________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 10. Draw a basic outline of Khufu’s complex, be sure to label all the buildings described.

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Pyramids, Houses of Eternity Worksheet Name: _________________________________

1. Why were Pyramids built in ancient Egypt?

___________________________________________________________________________

2. About how many pyramids are there in Egypt? _____________________________________

3. Where are the three largest pyramids located? _____________________________________

4. What is the name of the Pharaoh that the “Great Pyramid” was built for? ________________

Story

5. Why were cemeteries located on the west side of the Nile in ancient Egypt?

______________________________________________________________________________

6. During what season of the year did the farmers help with the construction of the “Great

Pyramid”? _____________________________________________________________________

7. Who did the workers drag the stones to the next level of the pyramid after the lower level was

finished? ______________________________________________________________________

8. About how many years did it take to complete the pyramid? _____________________________

9. What was special about the final piece placed on top of the pyramid? _____________________

______________________________________________________________________________

10. Draw a basic outline of Khufu’s complex, be sure to label all the buildings described.

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Challenge

11. What year was the “Great Pyramid” built? ___________________________________

Height

Write your guess here: ___________________

Actual answer: __________________________

How many meters high is that? ________________________________

If a meter is 3.28 ft. how many feet is the above answer? __________________________

How much money would it cost to build that stack of buses? _______________________€

If a Euro is equal to 1.35 U.S. dollars, how much money in dollars would that same stack cost?

$__________________________

Area

Write your guess here: _____________________

Actual answer: ___________________________

About how many square meters is this? _________________________________

How many people would that be? ______________________________________

Weight

Write your Guess here: ____________________________

Actual answer: ___________________________________

How many million tons is this? _________________________________

How many tons of rocks were left over? ________________________________

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