Pharaoh Khufu and the Great Pyramid
quarry
a place from which stone is taken
grave robbers
-egyptians were burried with their prized belongings -grave robbers would steal these belongings
Kings Chamber
A chamber in the Great Pyramid where the sarcophagus containing the King's body was located
Giza
An ancient Egyptian city; the site of the Great Pyramid
Khufu
Egyptian pharaoh who built the great pyramid, old kingdom
King Cheops
Greek name for Khufu
Great Pyramid
It is the largest and grandest pyramid built for King Khufu and is still standing in Giza
Meritites and Neferkau
Khufu's wives
white limestone
Originally covered the Great Pyramid and was stolen to build the city of Cairo
capstone
a final stone forming the top of a structure; on a pyramid, it is pyramid-shaped
sarcophagus
a large stone coffin
The Grand Gallery
a long decorated hallway 153 feet long, leading up to the Kings chamber inside the Great Pyramid
20 to 27 years
about how long it took to build the Great Pyramid
Hemiunu
believed to be the architect of the Great Pyramid of Giza (Khufu)
boat pits
built into the pyramids because they gave the pharaohs huge boats to use in the afterlife (all of their possessions were buried with them)
workers?
for years believed that slaves built the Great Pyramid but more recent research argues that skilled workers were used to build the Great Pyramid
481 feet
original height of the great pyramid
chambers
rooms, 3 known inside the Great Pyramid, King's, Queen's and Subterranean (abandoned)
755 feet square
the measurement for the base of the Great Pyramid
Tura
the quarry in Ancient Egypt where the white limestone for the Great Pyramid was brought from