Egyptian Pyramids

Horus

"New" pharaoh was thought to be this god

Five-Thousand

About how many years ago the Great Pyramid was built

Ka

According to Egyptian beliefs, this was the part of the Pharaoh's spirit that stayed in their body after death. Protecting this led to mummies and pyramids

Seven-Hundred Fifty-Six

Approximate length of each side of the Great Pyramid

West

Bank of the Nile River by which the Great Pyramid is located

Giza

City in which the Great Pyramid is located

Pepy II

Considered the last great builder of pyramids

Four-Hundred Fifty

Current height, in feet, of the Great Pyramid

Red Pyramid

Earliest "smooth" sided pyramid

Mastabas

Early, rectangular, flat-roofed tombs

Queens

For whom the three "small"/"mini" pyramids near the Great Pyramid were built

Floods

Forced workers to abandon their farm fields and work on the Great Pyramid for three months of the year before they returned to their primary jobs

Great Sphinx

Head of a man, body of a lion, built near the pyramid of Khafre

Two-Hundred Four

Height, in feet, of the first pyramid in Egypt

One-Hundred Thousand

Herodotus' estimate of the Great Pyramid's total workforce

Two and one-third Million

How many blocks make up the Great Pyramid

Khufu

King for which the Great Pyramid was built

Quarry

Located on the east bank of the Nile River, from where the stones to build the Great Pyramid came from

Cairo

Modern Egyptian city by which the Great Pyramid is built

Twenty-Thousand

Modern estimation of the size of the Great Pyramid workforce

Three

Months per year that workers worked on the Great Pyramid

Sledge

Name for the sled that used to move stones from the quarry to the building site of the Great Pyramid

Thirty

Number of feet by which the Great Pyramid has "shrunk"

Twenty

Number of years it took to build the Great Pyramid

Two and a Half

On average, how many tons each block of the Great Pyramid weighs

King Djoser

Pharaoh for which the earliest Egyptian pyramid was built

Snefru

Pharaoh for which the first "smooth" sided pyramid was built, known as the "Red Pyramid"

Tomb

Purpose of pyramids in Egypt

Robbers

Removed bodies and goods that once filled the Egyptian pyramids

Burial Chamber

Room in a pyramid in which a pharaoh would be placed for eternity, usually constructed prior the beginning of construction on the rest of a pyramid

Personal Items

Such as gold vessels, food, and furniture that were placed in the pharaoh's burial chamber

Osiris

The Egyptians believed a dead king would become this god

Seven Wonders of the Ancient World

The Great Pyramid is/was the oldest and only one of these still standing

Step

The name of the first pyramid built in Egypt

Khafre

The pharaoh for which the "middle" pyramid at Giza was built

Grandson

The smallest of the three large pyramids at Giza belong this relative of Khufu's

Slaves/Captives

Though most likely incorrect, some sources have claimed that these type of people built the pyramids

Pyramid Texts

Told the story or accounts of important events in a king's life, found on pyramid walls

Four-Hundred Eighty

Total height, in feet, of the Great Pyramid upon completion

Farmers

Type of person that build the Great Pyramid

Ramp

What the Egyptians used to get stones to the upper levels of the Great Pyramid

Casing Stones

White limestone that was used to fill the "step" of the Great Pyramid to make the sides smooth, added when that last stone was placed at the top, also, added from top to bottom