Pyramids

when?

Ancient Egypt

first pyramid built 5000 years ago

Step Pyramid

close to the Nile

royal tombs

for who?

ancient Egyptian kings

also known as

Pharaohs

built by hand

for some 100,000 workers labored over 20 years

millions of stones

Great Pyramid of Giza

also known as

Pyramid of Khufu

made of

2.3 million blocks of rock weighing 5.9 million tons

points very precisely to the North

treasure and items to use in the afterlife

paintings on walls

burial rooms for family and servants

passageways