Uncover the science behind the greatest wonder of the ancient world with this study guide based on the groundbreking bbc documentary series building the great pyramid. In egypt, the construction of the great pyramid in khufu. The great pyramid of gizas construction is still shrouded in mystery, despite it being the only survivor among the seven wonders of the ancient world. Pyramids pictures download free images on unsplash. The great pyramid of giza pictures download free images on. Pyramids of giza pictures download free images on unsplash. Now, after decades of intense research, experts have uncovered a wealth of new evidence about the construction of the great pyramid. Egyptian pyramids stanford history education group. The building of the great pyramid of khufu cheops in. Building the great pyramid is great family educational entertainment made much more valuable by the extra making of feature. No pyramids are more celebrated than the great pyramids of giza, located on a plateau on the west bank of the nile river, on the outskirts of modernday cairo.
Download the perfect the great pyramid of giza pictures. Most archaeologists feel that 25,000 workers spent 20 years building the great pyramid in egypt over 4000 years ago. The great pyramid stands on the giza plateau, outside cairo, egypt. Song the might of rome the battle honour him from gladiator artist the city of prague philharmonic orchestra. The building of the great pyramid of khufu cheops in giza details of the chambers and shafts overview giza plateau overview pyramid of khufu kings chamber stressrelieving or stressing chambers. Students travel more than four millennia into the past to learn how the engineers of ancient egypt used simple tools and simple machines to create a monument that still. What remains less certain is who these workers were. Epics the history of the world according to hollywood.
Building the great pyramid jackson, kevin, stamp, jonathan on. And how did building the great pyramid transform ancient egypt. Pdf the design of the great pyramid of khufu researchgate. The great pyramid at giza, egypt pictures download free images. Building the great wall of china, a,170mile accomplishment, took an estimated 2000 years and millions of laborers tackett 2008. Rent building the great pyramid 2002 on dvd and bluray. Egypts oldest papyrus fragments, which detail the construction of the great pyramid of giza, have gone on public display in cairo. Now, with street view, the pyramids are preserved in a whole new way. A quarry is a place where large amounts of rock can be found in the ground. Download all photos and use them even for commercial projects. Egyptian pyramids as the first in a series of representa tions of great engineering achievements of the past. However, by closely examining the clues and artifacts left behind, and by assuming that the egyptians were clever and intelligent, it is found that 10,000 workers could have built the great pyramid in about 385 days. Building the great pyramid ancient egypt documentary kemet.
In this lesson, students read five documents to answer the question. Although academics and museums participated in the creation of this video, it seemed to need more footnotes, so to speak, to add to the credability as i watched. Grand gallery antechamber with portcullises air shafts satellite pyramids. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Egypts oldest papyri detail great pyramid construction.