Egyptian Pyramids

What is one way that the Egyptians could have moved the stone blocks up the pyramids?

• Levitation

• A cannon

• throwing it

• by a spiral path inside the pyramid

Out of these people, who built pyramids?

• Spongebob

• Pharaoh Khufu

• Pharaoh Sneferu

• Percy Jackson

The size of the bocks used to construct pyramids depended based on:

• What material they were made from

• the natural thickness of the stone

• how old the pharaoh was

• How long they were there

Pyramids were originally covered in:

• salt

• carpet

• rough wood

• smooth limestone

What is one of the ways there is no longer smooth limestone on these pyramids?

• Animals ate it

• it got worn down by rain

• It was stolen to use in other buildings

• Somebody using a wrecking ball

what are some of the tools found to make the pyramids

• Chisels

• cranes

• Mummies

• saws

Which of these questions is NOT related to how the Egyptians built the pyramids

• What tools did they use?

• How did they store the mummies?

• How did they transport materials?

• What materials did they use?

Check off all the questions that ARE related to the construction of pyramids

• How did they get the materials?

• Where were the pyramids built?

• How many pyramids were built?

• Why did they build pyramids?

• Who made the first pyramid?

What did ancient Egyptians use to move large objects?

• Pick up trucks

• Wooden sleds

• 600 horsepower Ferraris

• elephants

Why did the ancient Egyptians build pyramids?

• They were tombs for pharaohs

• So they could climb them and exercise

• For decoration

• To show off