egyptian pyramids

PPTX 26 pages 1.3 MB Free download

26 pages

FaylHub.uz

Download via Telegram

Size 1.3 MB

File type PPTX

Pages 26

Updated Dec 2025

Page preview (5 pages)

Scroll down 👇

1 / 26

powerpoint presentation egyptian pyramids the pyramids of 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 40-story building and covers an area greater than that of ten football fields. sometimes up to 100,000 men worked for 20 seasons on one pyramid. the pyramids of egypt more than 80 pyramids still stand today. there are secret passageways, hidden rooms, ramps, bridges, and false doors. the pyramids were built for kings, or pharaohs, to protect their bodies for the after death. egyptians believed that a pharaoh buried in grand style would continue to bless his people. the average weight of a pyramid’s stone block was 2½ tons! that’s the weight of 2 medium-sized cars. some blocks weigh up to 15 tons! let’s compare! take a guess! how tall …

2 / 26

hotep is credited with the invention of the step pyramid. he built it for king zoser so that he could climb the stairs to reach the gods when he died. it served two purposes: it was a royal tomb and a temple for worshipping the spirit of the dead king. building a pyramid the great pyramid of giza was built for pharaoah khufu. it was originally 480 feet high and its base covers approximately 13 acres. the pyramid contained over two million blocks of limestone. to complete the great pyramid of giza, one huge stone block must have been quarried, shaped, and smoothed every 2 minutes for 23 years! two kinds of rocks were used – limestone and granite. building plans showing how the pyramids were built have never been found. however, experts use present knowledge about construction to make intelligent guesses. building a pyramid was difficult and dangerous. it …

3 / 26

d occur during the flood season. each side of the pyramid had to face one of the four cardinal points – north, south, east, and west. a pyramid had to be close to the pharaoh’s palace so he could keep any eye on his “castle of eternity”. valley of the kings by 1600 b.c., robbers had ransacked, or taken the treasures, from most of the pyramids. later pharaohs decided that their bodies would be safer in hidden tombs cut from solid rock. many of these pharaohs are buried in the valley of the kings. king tut was buried in the valley of the kings. practically untouched by robbers, his tomb contained weapons, furniture, jewelry, musical instruments, clothing, model boats – many made of solid gold. these isolated tombs were built near the isolated cliffs near thebes. 62 tombs have been found there. however, even these tombs were robbed. pyramids around …

4 / 26

ge14.jpg image15.jpg image16.jpg image17.jpg image18.jpeg image19.jpg image20.jpg image21.jpg image22.jpg image23.jpeg image6.png image7.png image8.png /docprops/thumbnail.jpeg

5 / 26

Want to read more?

Download all 26 pages for free via Telegram.

Download full file

About "egyptian pyramids"

powerpoint presentation egyptian pyramids the pyramids of 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 40-story building and covers an area greater than that of ten football fields. sometimes up to 100,000 men worked for 20 seasons on one pyramid. the pyramids of egypt more than 80 pyramids still stand today. there are secret passageways, hidden rooms, ramps, bridges, and false doors. the pyramids were built for kings, or pharaohs, to protect their bodies for the after death. egyptians believed that a pharaoh buried in grand style would continue to bless his people. the average …

This file contains 26 pages in PPTX format (1.3 MB). To download "egyptian pyramids", click the Telegram button on the left.

Tags: egyptian pyramids PPTX 26 pages Free download Telegram