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The Great Pyramid of Giza By Tai
Hoang April/May, 2009

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Location/Description1
  • It is the only standing wonder of the ancient
    world
  • Stood 481 feet tall
  • Tallest man-made structure until the Eiffel tower
    was built
  • The pyramid was made of limestone, and casing
    stones were made of polished limestone
  • Built by an estimated 100,000 people
  • Base covers 750 square feet (13.6 acres)
  • Sides rise at a 51 to 52 degree angle

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Location/Description 2
  • Contains an estimated 2,300,000 stones weighing
    2.5 tons each, some weighing 16 tons and the
    large granite blocks in the kings burial chamber
    weigh about 50 tons
  • There is a myth that a knife could not go between
    the pyramid and the casing stones

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Interior
  • There were 3 chambers
  • The kings camber had large 50 ton granite blocks
    on the roof
  • The dimensions of two of the three chambers were
    the kings, 5.25mx10.5mx6m, and the queens,
    5.74mx5.23mx4.57m
  • The king and queen chambers have small shafts
    leading out, these were believed to let their
    spirit go to the heavens
  • The unfinished chamber is 27.5 meters below
    ground level and lacks precision

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Significant Artifacts/Features
  • A large wooden sun boat was buried near the
    pyramid
  • Small Ivory statue that sands 3 tall
  • Pyramid was looted and All other artifact and
    features would have been stolen

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Other interesting facts
  • Some people think the grand gallery was used as a
    counter weight system to pull the granite blocks
    into the kings chamber
  • There was a gold capstone, but it is not there
    anymore
  • Copper chisels were used to shape the stones
  • Next to Khafre and Menkuare pyramids

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Cultural data
  • They believed in gods
  • Atum was the first god
  • Shu was the god of air
  • Tefnut was the goddess of moisture
  • Geb was the god of earth
  • Nut was the goddess of the sky
  • Osiris was the god of the dead
  • Isis was the queen of earth
  • Horus was the king of earth
  • A king was Horus in a human form
  • Ra was the sun god
  • Khufu was Ra in a human form

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History of Excavation
  • After World War 2 a large wooden boat was was
    found
  • The great pyramid is a landmark and would not of
    have been excavated very much
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