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The Great Pyramid Of Giza

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According to Krystek (2010), the Great Pyramid of Giza is “the only one of the famous "Seven Wonders of the Ancient World" that still stands.” The Great Pyramid of Giza, which was built around 2550BC for the pharaoh Khufu, is archaeological evidence of the political, economic and religious power of the pharaoh and the importance of religion in the Old Kingdom of Ancient Egypt. The ability of the pharaoh Khufu to organise and control the large workforce necessary to build the Great Pyramid is an indication of his political power. Through the construction of the Great Pyramid, the pharaoh and the people of Egypt were economically benefited. The importance of the afterlife to Egyptian society and the notion of the pharaoh being partly divine is also demonstrated through the Great Pyramid.

The pharaoh Khufu (or Cheops) was able to control the Egyptian people to an extent where he could commandeer them to build the Great Pyramid, which demonstrates his political power. The pharaoh Khufu ruled in the Fourth Dynasty of Ancient Egypt from 2589-2566BC, during the Old Kingdom of Ancient Egypt (Bayuk, 2004). According to Clements (2004, p. 6), pharaohs were the rulers of Ancient Egypt and
“they had total power and controlled everything-in their own palaces, in the temples and all around the empire…they took charge of taxes, the army and Egypt’s system of justice.” The political power of the pharaoh Khufu is highlighted in the construction of the Great Pyramid. The unification of

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