The Great Egyptian Pyramids

Long ago there were large structures that were built to bury the dead.  This ancient type of building is called a pyramid. These can be found throughout the Middle East near Egypt. Only the wealthy and the pharaohs could afford to be buried this way. A pyramid can take as much as 10 to 20 years to build. The material the pyramids were built out of was mud, sand, and stone. They were each carved into a rectangular block and carefully stacked to form a triangular like structure. The Ancient Egyptians used ropes and pulleys to lift and stack these large stone blocks as seen below. 

The very inside of the pyramids was a complex maze of tombs and hallways. This is what an Archeologist might think if he/she drew a diagram of the inner layout of a pyramid. 

The largest of the pyramids is King Khufu’s Pyramid. It covers 13 total acres and reaches a grand height of 450ft. tall. Some experts say that a pyramid contained more than 2 million stones inside of it!!!

Vocabulary-Pharoah-The name of a great king or leader in Egypt, and is believed to be a son of the god Ra.

                  Tombs- A place inside of a pyramid that is were the mummies are burried.

                 Archeologists- A scientist who studies the remains of humans and their ancestors.

                   Acres- An acrenis a square measurement of land that has exactly 43,560 sq. feet inside of it.