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2600 BCE
Great Pyramids of Giza
During the 4th dynasty, 3 pyramids were built by each other. Each one was built for a different pharaoh. The pyramids, from smallest to largest, were built for Pharaoh Menkaure, Pharaoh Khafre, and Pharaoh Khufu. -
2589 BCE
Pharaoh Khufu
Only completed preserved portrait of the pharaoh. artifact is about 3 inches high and made of an ivory substance. stories of the figurine say it was founded in a temple ruins at Abydos -
Period: 2589 BCE to 2566 BCE
Pharaoh Khufu
An ancient Egyptian monarch who was the second pharaoh after succeeding his father, Sneferu, as king. He is known for having commissioned the Great Pyramid of Giza, one of the seven wonders of the ancient world. -
2572 BCE
Pyramids- purpose
Pyramids were built to house the bodies of pharaohs and the gifts for the afterlife. They were built from the old kingdom (2575 BC to 2150 BC) until the end of the middle kingdom (1782 BC). The Egyptians who ordered to build the pyramids believed in an afterlife; the soul lives on even after the body dies. -
2550 BCE
How the Pyramids were made
It's said that an estimated 2.3 million larger blocks of limestone and granite were used to create the pyramid. Each block averaged to weigh 2.5 to 15 tons, which created a pyramid of height of 418 feet (147 meters).