logging in or signing up The Pyramids at Giza jamifl77 Download Post to : URL : Related Presentations : Share Add to Flag Embed Email Send to Blogs and Networks Add to Channel Uploaded from authorPOINT lite Insert YouTube videos in PowerPont slides with aS Desktop Copy embed code: (To copy code, click on the text box) Embed: URL: Thumbnail: WordPress Embed Customize Embed The presentation is successfully added In Your Favorites. Views: 803 Category: Education License: All Rights Reserved Like it (0) Dislike it (0) Added: October 02, 2009 This Presentation is Public Favorites: 0 Presentation Description Powerpoint presentation with voice over Comments Posting comment... Premium member Presentation Transcript The Pyramids at Giza : The Pyramids at Giza Jami F. Leverett COMM 1201-005 Introduction : Introduction 7th wonder of the ancient world Largest tourist attraction in Egypt today History of Egyptian pyramids : History of Egyptian pyramids Began in the 4th dynasty Snefru erected the first true pyramid Bent Pyramid Red Pyramid Started the idea of the temple complex with pyramid Menkaure’s Pyramid : Menkaure’s Pyramid Son of Khafre The pyramid 241 ft high 344 ft wide 1/10 the size of Khufu's pyramid Surrounding structures : Surrounding structures 2 were intended for his wives 1 ritual annex to the Menkaure’s pyramid Khafre’s Pyramid : Khafre’s Pyramid Son of Khufu The pyramid 471 ft high 707 ft wide Valley Temple of Khafre Best preserved subsidiary building at Giza Sphinx : Sphinx Guardian of the burial lands. 187ft long & 67 ½ ft high Body of a lion and the head of a pharaoh. The Great Pyramid : The Great Pyramid Khufu’s pyramid Son of Snefu Largest pyramid at Giza Structure : Structure The pyramid 481 ft high 755 ft wide 2 million blocks of limestone. Unique structures : Unique structures Heterpheres’ tomb The mother of Khufu, a queen herself Unplundered tomb of the Old kingdom Contents A chest of silver bracelets A makeup kit A royal bed covered in gold The End of an Age : The End of an Age Shepseskaf Rejected the pyramid His sarcophagus was buried inside a superstructure Conclusion : Conclusion Three pyramids dedicated to: Menkaure Khafre Sphinx Khufu Heterpheres tomb Bibliography : Bibliography Aldred, Cyril. The Egyptian. London: Thames & Hudson, 1998. Print Johnson, Paul. The Civilization of Ancient Egypt. New York: HarperCollins, 1998. Print Roberts, Timothy R. Gift of the Nile: Chronicles of Ancient Egypt. New York: Freidman/Fairfax Publishers, 1998. Print You do not have the permission to view this presentation. In order to view it, please contact the author of the presentation.
The Pyramids at Giza jamifl77 Download Post to : URL : Related Presentations : Share Add to Flag Embed Email Send to Blogs and Networks Add to Channel Uploaded from authorPOINT lite Insert YouTube videos in PowerPont slides with aS Desktop Copy embed code: (To copy code, click on the text box) Embed: URL: Thumbnail: WordPress Embed Customize Embed The presentation is successfully added In Your Favorites. Views: 803 Category: Education License: All Rights Reserved Like it (0) Dislike it (0) Added: October 02, 2009 This Presentation is Public Favorites: 0 Presentation Description Powerpoint presentation with voice over Comments Posting comment... Premium member Presentation Transcript The Pyramids at Giza : The Pyramids at Giza Jami F. Leverett COMM 1201-005 Introduction : Introduction 7th wonder of the ancient world Largest tourist attraction in Egypt today History of Egyptian pyramids : History of Egyptian pyramids Began in the 4th dynasty Snefru erected the first true pyramid Bent Pyramid Red Pyramid Started the idea of the temple complex with pyramid Menkaure’s Pyramid : Menkaure’s Pyramid Son of Khafre The pyramid 241 ft high 344 ft wide 1/10 the size of Khufu's pyramid Surrounding structures : Surrounding structures 2 were intended for his wives 1 ritual annex to the Menkaure’s pyramid Khafre’s Pyramid : Khafre’s Pyramid Son of Khufu The pyramid 471 ft high 707 ft wide Valley Temple of Khafre Best preserved subsidiary building at Giza Sphinx : Sphinx Guardian of the burial lands. 187ft long & 67 ½ ft high Body of a lion and the head of a pharaoh. The Great Pyramid : The Great Pyramid Khufu’s pyramid Son of Snefu Largest pyramid at Giza Structure : Structure The pyramid 481 ft high 755 ft wide 2 million blocks of limestone. Unique structures : Unique structures Heterpheres’ tomb The mother of Khufu, a queen herself Unplundered tomb of the Old kingdom Contents A chest of silver bracelets A makeup kit A royal bed covered in gold The End of an Age : The End of an Age Shepseskaf Rejected the pyramid His sarcophagus was buried inside a superstructure Conclusion : Conclusion Three pyramids dedicated to: Menkaure Khafre Sphinx Khufu Heterpheres tomb Bibliography : Bibliography Aldred, Cyril. The Egyptian. London: Thames & Hudson, 1998. Print Johnson, Paul. The Civilization of Ancient Egypt. New York: HarperCollins, 1998. Print Roberts, Timothy R. Gift of the Nile: Chronicles of Ancient Egypt. New York: Freidman/Fairfax Publishers, 1998. Print