Pyramids, Houses of Eternity Worksheet
Name: _________________________________
1. Why were Pyramids built in ancient Egypt?
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2. About how many pyramids are there in Egypt? _____________________________________
3. Where are the three largest pyramids located? _____________________________________
4. What is the name of the Pharaoh that the “Great Pyramid” was built for? ________________
Story
5. Why were cemeteries located on the west side of the Nile in ancient Egypt?
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6. During what season of the year did the farmers help with the construction of the “Great
Pyramid”? _____________________________________________________________________
7. Who did the workers drag the stones to the next level of the pyramid after the lower level was
finished? ______________________________________________________________________
8. About how many years did it take to complete the pyramid? _____________________________
9. What was special about the final piece placed on top of the pyramid? _____________________
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10. Draw a basic outline of Khufu’s complex, be sure to label all the buildings described.
Challenge
11. What year was the “Great Pyramid” built? ___________________________________
Height
Write your guess here: ___________________
Actual answer: __________________________
How many meters high is that? ________________________________
If a meter is 3.28 ft. how many feet is the above answer? __________________________
How much money would it cost to build that stack of buses? _______________________€
If a Euro is equal to 1.35 U.S. dollars, how much money in dollars would that same stack cost?
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Area
Write your guess here: _____________________
Actual answer: ___________________________
About how many square meters is this? _________________________________
How many people would that be? ______________________________________
Weight
Write your Guess here: ____________________________
Actual answer: ___________________________________
How many million tons is this? _________________________________
How many tons of rocks were left over? ________________________________