Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Mystery of the Pyramids

Dear History Detective, 

The pyramids that exist today are thousands of years old and yet, we still know so little about them!!











Your Task:

Examine the evidence below. Take notes on the pyramid grid given to you. Write down at least two facts for each piece of evidence. Good Luck!

Evidence 1: How were the pyramids built? (Video)

Evidence 2: Giza Pyramids (Interactive - take the quiz at the end for practice)



Now that you have examined the evidence, answer the questions below (1 paragraph for each!):

1: Who built the pyramids and why?
2: How do you think they were built?
3: Write a question about the pyramids -- what do you need more information on?

16 comments:

  1. Don't forget to sign your comments with your detective number! - Ms. Lee

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  2. 1:The Egypt built the pyramid .probably because they needed to update the pyramids.there were thousands of workers.They all relied on the stars.They had motorized viacles.2:How I think they built the pyramids were with sand.The pyramid is the same color as sand.Also if you look at photos it favors sand to.if I was cole up if there was stuff flying off then I would figure it was sand.They even could have found things on there land to make it stick.3:Is it hot there?Why do people like there?Do they boss eachother around?I need more information on how did the pyramid stick?How long did it take to build it?

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  3. detective#10 said that

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  4. Detective #5
    Thousands of workers built the pyrmid.I think that the pyrmids was built with rocks so it wan't fall down.It was millions of peices of raw meterials.I need some questions answered.First I need to know do people live in the pyramids.How long did it take to builted the pyramid.How come there is no computers or callphones.Those are some questions I need to be answered.

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  5. Interesting Dectective 5! You say the pyramids were built with rocks and Detective 10 says with sand...can we solve this mystery? Is there anyone else who knows what the pyramids were built with?

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  6. devective:3
    The person that build was kwfue he.He was egypt and he was a egypt men.why? lets find out who did it was kwfue and some of the egypt men.The reason why they made pyramids so people important people who past they can barried them in there.2:I think they built by mareital. They were biuld with some sand.They were built by men .They have drawing in there.The pyramids are built for safe reason.3:who thougth about the pyramids?

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  7. Detective #11 The people that builted the pyramids is thousands of people that lived in Acient Egypt. The workers put in over a quater of a billion man hours. Acient Egypt was a very rich land. I beleive it still is a very rich land. Also builders gather materials from across the land.

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  8. Detective1 pharaoh khaje made the pyramids

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  9. Dective 8
    Ms.Lee i think egyptians built the pyrimids. It had to be Thousands of Egyptians. I also think those Egyptians were demanded by the Pharohs.

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  10. Detective1 they were made by brick and rock and a lillte metal

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  11. Detective1 why are pyramids so brown and dirty like that

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  12. Detective#15

    The people of Ancient Egypt were the ones to build the pyranids. They built those pyramids because they worshiped different God's and they were demanded to from there king.(Pharoah) 25,000 people worked on building the pyramids.The workers would put a quarter of a million work hours. 1,000 men laboured on the pyramid for 20 years. The Egyptions alined on the stars to show or help them on what to build. Pharoah's son Khafre's, ordered the second largest of three pyramid to be built. It is thought to have been completed in 2512 B.C.E and is made from limestone and granite slabs. Since the Egyptions didn't have waly talkies back then to communicate they used symbols. I wonder if it would be hard for us if we use symbols. 2: I think they were built because the Egyptions built them. I think the Egyptions built them because the Pharoah always thought he needed slaves because he didn't want to the yhe work himself. Yes, the Egyptions that don't live or work in the casle for pharoah are slaves. Pharoah made them slaves because like I said he didn't want to do any of the work himself.

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  13. detective14 The peaple built the parimid thosands of years ago to have something for there faro when they die.

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  14. Detective #11 The way I think the pyramids was built was by rocks so it wouldn`t fall down. It was probably built out of pottery.I think that because it said that in the video. It was also built with bricks.

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  15. Detective#15

    Why do the Egyption kings wear make up? I want to learn about queen Egyptions and see what they do to help rule.

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  16. Detecative 7,

    The egyptain wokers built the pyraminds. The wokers built the pyraminds so there gods can be barried in tomes. Also they wanted there gods to have somewhere to live like temples. I think the pyraminds were built to severe there gods or kings and queens. How long does it take to really build a pyraminds?

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