The Mysteries of the Pyramids A pyramid towers over the sand in Egypt This ancient wonder was built more than 4,600 years ago It is the Great Pyramid of Giza It’s the biggest pyramid But there are dozens more pyramids in Egypt Who built them Why How An Egyptologist is a scientist who studies the pyramids The scientists try to answer all these mysteries 4
5 The Great Pyramid is the tallest one It’s over 450 ft 137 m high That’s as tall as a 42-story building
Were all Egypt’s kings buried in pyramids Q 6 Pharaoh Khafre was one of the great pyramid builders
The Pyramid Builders Egypt was a rich empire It was strong too A pharaoh or king ruled Egypt The people thought that he was a god They thought that he would join the other gods in heaven when he died A pyramid was a tomb The pharaoh was buried in it when he died A No Some pharaohs built pyramids Some built other kinds of tombs 7
