The great pyramid of Giza

7 WONDERS OF THE WORLD THE GREAT PYRAMID OF GIZA Quiz PONGNAPA PANMAISI

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PYRAMID Thousands of years ago, Egypt was home to one of the richest and most powerful civilizations in the world Their art and culture continue to fascinate people even today, and one of the most impressive legacies they left behind is their pyramids. The great Pyramid of Giza is the only surviving Wonder of the Ancient World, and the complex of pyramids and other structures on the Giza plateau near Cairo, Egypt, is a World Heritage site for its importance to history.

EGYPT BUILDERS OF THE PYRAMIDS Every year, millions of people from around the world visit the Great Pyramid at Giza. It is as popular today as it was 4,000 years ago. During most of that time it was taller than any building on Earth. How was it made?

Nile AFRICA The Great Pyramid, one of the Wonders of the World, has more than 2 million blocks. Many of them are huge. Some are as heavy as five school buses! Although they were heavy, workers put a block into the pyramid every three minutes.

The workers, Egyptian men and women, worked in teams. The teams had different jobs. Some dug up the stones. Others moved them. Another team cut the stones. The last group put the stones into the pyramid.

One of the pyramid complex includes a unique feature: the Great Sphinx, a huge guardian statue with the head of a man and the body of a lion.It is one of the oldest and largest statues in the world,

Who Made the great pyramid HOWEvMenAtNhoYugThEtRhMerSe wDeOreEsSo many different THISteaPmOsL, tYhNe OpyMraIAmLid HisApVerEfe?ct. No stone is in the wrong place. But how did the Egyptians move those huge stones to the top? No one knows for sure. Some things are still a mystery.

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Exercise The Great Pyramid Millions of people (1) ............................. every year. More than (2)............................... years old. For a long time it was (3) ........................... than any other building. The blocks More than (4)............................. of them. Huge - as heavy five (5) ............................... One was put in the pyramid every (6) ............................ visit (it) taller 4,000 three minutes 2 million school buses

Exercise The workers They worked (7)................................... each with a different job. Some dug up (8) .......................................,and others moved them. Another team (9)................................. them before they were put in the pyramid. The pyramid today Every stone is in the right place - the pyramid is (10) ............................. but how they moved the stones to the top is still (11) ................................. perfect (the) stones a mystery cut in teams

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ANSWER KEY (1) visit (2) 4,000 (3) taller (4) 2 million (5) school buses (6) three minutes (7) in teams (8) (the) stones (9) cut (10) perfect (11)a mystery