Build Me a Pyramid

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Who deciphered the meaning of hieroglyphics?

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Jean-Francois Champollion

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What is the oldest existing monument in Egypt?

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The Great Sphinx

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How long has the Great Sphinx been around for?

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More than 4500 years.

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What was inscribed between the toes of the Great Sphinx?

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A story about a young prince who had a dream that the Sphinx told him if he cleared the sand off the Sphinx he would become a powerful Egyptian ruler.

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What were the pyramids covered with when they were complete?

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Limestone

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When was the Great Pyramid of Giza built?

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About 2540 B.C.

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What is the name of the pharaoh who built the Pyramid of Giza?

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Khufu

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Egyptian picture writing.

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hieroglyphics

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Egyptian leader

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pharaoh

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Paper made by the stems of a plant.

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papyrus