PPT-Pyramids

Vijay Shah Period 4 Social Studies How the Pyramids Were Built Find True North Made of granite and limestone Used ramps to haulslide blocks Five sanctuary temples and burial sarcophagus chamber. Objectives. WHAT . is a population pyramid?. HOW. to read a population pyramid?. Recognise . SHAPES. . of population pyramids. . IMPORTANCE. of population pyramids.. What is a population pyramid?. France’s population pyramid. Rectangular pyramid. Kenya’s population pyramid. Triangular pyramid. Poland’s population pyramid. Pentagonal pyramid. Compare the data of the three countries. How are they similar? How are they different?. mastaba. , named after the Arabic word which means . mastaba. bench. Pharaoh . Džozera. from III. Dynasty is considered to be the builder of the first steps, and Pharaoh . Snowfru. from IV. dynasty, builder of the first pyramid hair.. Resting place of the Pharaohs. Just How Many ?. Between . 80-113 . pyramids. Most are just rumbles, thus . difficult to identify. Pyramids have 4 triangular sides that meet at a point. Why build them?. Chronology of pyramids. Old Kingdom Egyptians . began to build pyramids to house their dead pharaohs . There are still 35 pyramids standing near the Nile, and 138 pyramid sites have been discovered. Chronology of pyramids . Number your paper 1-7. You’ll have 30 seconds for each slide. 1. What could this timeline be used for? . A. . To identify dates of famous Pharaohs. B. To identify the development of Egyptian society. “The Old Kingdom”. Essential Question(s):. What does the engineering of the pyramids tell us about Egyptian society? . How . did religion shape Egyptian society? . I. Rule by Pharaohs. Egypt’s political system was based on the belief that the . . and. Orion. . constellation. Over. . the. . centuries. . researchers. . have. . wondered. . what. . the. . significance. . is. . to. . the. . layout. of . the. . Pyramids. at . Giza. By Claire & Sulin.. Main facts. For over 3800 years The Great Pyramid Of Giza was the tallest man made structure in the world.. Egyptian Kingdoms. Egypt used to be two separate kingdoms, Lower Egypt & Upper Egypt. That all changed when the first Pharaoh, Narmer, united both kingdoms into one Egypt. That’s why the Pharaoh’s crown is red and white, to represent both Upper & Lower Egypt.. Preparing for the Afterlife. AIM: Why . Did the Egyptians build . Pyramids and Elaborate Tombs?. Afterlife. Mastaba. Tomb. 1 Floor Above Ground/1 Floor Below. Step Pyramid @Sakkara. Pharaoh: . Djoser. Egyptian Pyramids. Pyramids of Giza. Egyptian Pyramids. How were the pyramids built?. Who built the pyramids?. Egyptian Pyramids. Did slaves build the great pyramid at Giza?. Did aliens build the great pyramid at Giza?. Capital City: Cairo. Other big cities: Alexandria, Giza, . Shubra el . Khema. Population: 82,079,636 (compared with U.S. population of about 311,800,000). . * Nearly all of Egypt’s people live in Cairo, Alexandria, and the surrounding areas of the Nile River and Suez Canal. . Egypt’s pyramids are the oldest stone buildings in the world.. They were built nearly 5000 years ago.. These ancient tombs are among the world’s largest structures. The biggest is taller than a .