PPT-Pyramids & Tombs

Preparing for the Afterlife AIM Why Did the Egyptians build Pyramids and Elaborate Tombs Afterlife Mastaba Tomb 1 Floor Above Ground1 Floor Below Step Pyramid Sakkara Pharaoh Djoser. a . scientific . endeavor of the. College of Archaeology, Trinity Southwest University. under the auspices of the. Department of Antiquities, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. PPT:. Taking the Measure of Tall el-Hammam. Chapter 4. Human environment elective. Settlement. : a place where people live. Settlements vary in size, location and functions.. Site. : the piece of land a settlement is built on. Physical factors often determine the location of a settlement as things like slope, water supply, defence, building materials and resources often were and are considered. Population Pyramids. A special graph that shows the make-up of a population by age and gender.. Cohorts. A specific portion of the population that is combined together in an age group for the purposes of simplifying a population pyramid. Five-year cohorts are commonly used in population pyramids.. Golconda, a ruined fort of Southern India and capital of medieval Golconda Sultanate (c.1518–1687), is situated 11 km west of Hyderabad. The region is universally famous for the mines that have produced the world's most famous and coveted gems, including the Hope Diamond, The Eye of the Idol (aka the . 1 j.tombs@stirling.ac.uk and Elizabeth Jagger, Glasgow Caledonian University, Cowcaddens Road, Glasgow G4 OBA, Scotland, UK, Email l.jagger@gcal.ac.uk . We wish to thank all those who participated in Ancient Egypt civilization lasted over 3000 years. . Egyptian monuments have been around so long. that their monuments were ancient even in Greek . and Roman times…. but one key question has . always loomed: how were the pyramids built?. 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?. Number your paper 1-7. You’ll have 30 seconds for each slide. 1.. . What geographic landform was Lower Egypt located in?. A. Fertile Crescent. B. Sahara Desert. C. Nubia. D. Nile Delta. 2. Like Mesopotamians, Egyptians were?. By: Kolten Mercer, Tyson Beauperthuy and Hunter Rees.. Pyramids. Pyramids are buildings that were built in Ancient Egypt.. Most of the pyramids in Egypt were built as tombs in ancient Egypt.. In Egypt more than 130 pyramids have been found there.. By Claire & Sulin.. Main facts. For over 3800 years The Great Pyramid Of Giza was the tallest man made structure in the world.. Chapter 3.3 . Egyptian gods and goddesses. Early in Egyptian history towns and villages had their own patron gods and goddesses, who they believed protected them. . Early Egyptian gods were often depicted as people, with human bodies, but with the heads of animals. . of Ancient Egypt. By Some Egyptian Guy. Pyramids & Tombs. The earliest burials took place in the deserts. Bodies were buried in pits directly in the desert sands. As time went on though, the wealthy and powerful upper classes wanted to be buried in places that suited their level in society.. Nefertiti. By: Andrea Tobing. Fast Facts. Family. Mother: Nefertiti’s mother was Tiy, the Royal Nurse for the pharaoh and his family. . Father: Aye/Ay (there were different spellings) was the Grand Vizier of Ancient Egypt.. . 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 .