Read the following information and answer the questions below. Egypt Africa Middle East About 2664-2180 B.C. "Earth proudly wears the Parthenon, As the best gem upon her zone, And Morning opes with haste her lids, To gaze upon the Pyramids..." Emerson The word pyramid is possibly an ancient Egyptian word, but today it is thought to have Greek roots, referring to a cake-like structure with triangular sides that rises to a peak from a square, rectangular or triangular base. The most famous man-made pyramids can be found in Egypt and were constructed out of limestone as burial places for the Egyptian pharaohs of the Old Kingdom (2664-2180 B.C.). The three largest Egyptian pyramids are in Giza and are thought to be the tombs of Kings Khufu, Khafre and Menkaure. At 755 feet, Khufu's pyramid is the largest. It is estimated that it took 100,000 men about 20 years of work during the Nile's flood season. Each pyramid contains 2.3 million blocks of sandstone, covered with the same amount of fine white limestone. Other, much smaller tombs, were built over the next 2500 years and can be found not only in Egypt and Nubia, but also in Mexico, Central America and Peru. 1. The word "pyramid" is thought to have _________ roots. Greek Roman South American Peruvian 2. The pyramids were constructed out of what kind of rock? granite limestone sandstone pumice 3. _________ pyramid is 755 feet tall. Set's Akhenaton's Amenhotep's Khufu's 4. Egyptians built pyramids for over _________ years. 500 1000 1500 2500 Your score is out of 4
Egypt Africa Middle East About 2664-2180 B.C. "Earth proudly wears the Parthenon, As the best gem upon her zone, And Morning opes with haste her lids, To gaze upon the Pyramids..." Emerson The word pyramid is possibly an ancient Egyptian word, but today it is thought to have Greek roots, referring to a cake-like structure with triangular sides that rises to a peak from a square, rectangular or triangular base. The most famous man-made pyramids can be found in Egypt and were constructed out of limestone as burial places for the Egyptian pharaohs of the Old Kingdom (2664-2180 B.C.). The three largest Egyptian pyramids are in Giza and are thought to be the tombs of Kings Khufu, Khafre and Menkaure. At 755 feet, Khufu's pyramid is the largest. It is estimated that it took 100,000 men about 20 years of work during the Nile's flood season. Each pyramid contains 2.3 million blocks of sandstone, covered with the same amount of fine white limestone. Other, much smaller tombs, were built over the next 2500 years and can be found not only in Egypt and Nubia, but also in Mexico, Central America and Peru. 1. The word "pyramid" is thought to have _________ roots. Greek Roman South American Peruvian 2. The pyramids were constructed out of what kind of rock? granite limestone sandstone pumice 3. _________ pyramid is 755 feet tall. Set's Akhenaton's Amenhotep's Khufu's 4. Egyptians built pyramids for over _________ years. 500 1000 1500 2500 Your score is out of 4
Greek Roman South American Peruvian
2. The pyramids were constructed out of what kind of rock?
granite limestone sandstone pumice
3. _________ pyramid is 755 feet tall.
Set's Akhenaton's Amenhotep's Khufu's
4. Egyptians built pyramids for over _________ years.
500 1000 1500 2500 Your score is out of 4