Tombs+of+Egyptian+Rulers

by Robby Haag and Daniel Amankwatia SS7 **    __Vocabulary__ **Pyramid- n.-** a huge building with four sloping triangle-shaped sides; built as royal tombs in Egypt.
 * The Pharaoh's Tomb

__ The Pyramids  __ "The pharaohs of the Fourth dynasty were the creators of the __pyrami__ds. The Great __Pyramid__ was the largest pyramid, built for the pharaoh Khufu. It was built in the city of __Giza__. It is made of two million stones, each weighing five thousand pounds. __Pyramid__s took as long as 20 years to build, starting when the pharaoh was crowned. The sides of the pyramids faced cardinal directions. Workers used each other for help in building a __pyramid__. They had worker sites for the __pyramid__ builders so they would have enough energy they needed to build the __pyramids__. Many people died trying to build the __pyramid__s." - World Studies: The Ancient World  //__The Valley of the Kings__// The Valley of the Kings are tombs built for pharaohs and nobles of the New Kingdom during the 18-21st dynasties. The valley is located on the west bank of the Nile River. It is across from Thebes which is now modern day Luxor. ** __Photo Gallery__  **     **These photos are from Google Images. Keyword: Valley of the Kings or __Pyramids__.
 * Giza- n.-** an ancient Egyptian city; the site of the Great Pyramid.

** ** This is a photo of the Great Pyramid of __Giza__. ** This is an aerial view of the __pyramid__s.



This is a diagram showing the burials of the first two dynasties.  This is a picture of the Valley of the Kings.



__ Fun Facts __ Did you know: The Great __Pyramid__ is almost as tall as a 50 story skyscraper.

The largest tomb in the Valley of the Kings is KV 5 for the sons of Rameses the second.

The three main __pyramid__s were built as tombs for 3 Egyptian Pharaohs who were considered to be gods on earth.

__  Works Cited/Links __ Note: For United Streaming videos put the username: buttocat and password: buttoca. This is a link to an atlas and short clip of the [|Valley of the Kings].

This is a link to a video of [|King Tut's finding].

This is a page about the [|topic]. username: eyer password: eyer

This is a video on [|Rameses II].

This is an article on [|King Tut]. username: eyerms password: eyerms

This is a video of [|The Great Pyramid]

Our powerpoint and test: [|Powerpoint ss.ppt] [|Assessment SS.doc]

[|Textbook]

Note: In the powerpoint, the Great Sphinx is not the head of Khufu, but rather the head of Kafre.