Giza Plateau

Pyramid of Menkaure When discussing ancient Egypt during the Old Kingdom, many things come to mind like Pharaohs and their queens and Egyptian Gods such as Horus. However, what really leaves an imprint on us and the world is the huge Egyptian Pyramids. Egyptians spent most of their life preparing for the afterlife while they were alive. Having the perfect tomb was of the utmost importance. In this research paper, I will talk about the meaning of the afterlife and what it meant to Egyptians, the

and bus tour of the Nile River Valley stopping at 3 locations along the way. During the tour, we will first stop in Heliopolis and learn about the Obelisk of Pharaoh Senusret, next we will be stopping in Giza to see and experience The Pyramids of Giza and The Sphinx. Following our stop in Giza we will finish the tour in Saqqara, learning about and visiting the oldest complete stone building complex known in history, The Step Pyramid. STOP #1 Heliopolis Obelisk of Pharaoh Senusret As we

Necropolis - the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur”, typically referred to as the Giza pyramid site. The Giza pyramid site consists of not only the Great Pyramid of Giza and the Great Sphinx, but also lesser known components such as cemeteries and workers village. The site is located in Giza, close to modern day Cairo in Egypt. Figure 1 below shows the layout of the site The Giza pyramid site is an ancient Egypt burial site. To understand the significance of the Giza pyramid site it is necessary to

Sources of sand and factors of sand accumulation Aeolian accumulations in the Western Desert, which include the Great Sand Sea and the other five dune fields (South Qattara, Abu-Muharik, Farafra, Kharga and west Asyut) are the main sources of drifting sand upon the Nile Valley and its Delta. The Great Sand Sea occupies an area of more than 115,000 km2 and extends westward into Libya. The sands in this sand sea were originated mainly from the Cretaceous Nubian sandstones in the southern part of the

this. An image of high definition of this work is available in an online museum named Tour Egypt (2017). Relatively, the Great Sphinx “is one of the largest single-stone statues in the world” (Ivan, 2012). It is carved “from the bedrock of the Giza plateau” (Ivan, 2012). Its length is 73 meters, with a height of 20 meters (Ivan, 2012). Although the Greek mythology represents Sphinx “as a monster with a head of a woman, the body of a lioness, the wings of an eagle, and a serpent-headed tail,” it

Saudi Arabia the Persian Gulf and Europe. This happens because finish Tourism is mainly from Egypt being famous for ancient monuments like Pyramids and the Sphinx. There are four main pyramids. These are the Pyramid of Khafre, the Great Pyramid of Giza, the Pyramid of Djoser and the Sphinx. The Pyramid of Djoser is considered the oldest pyramid from ancient Egypt; it was built for pharaoh Djoser. Agriculture is big in Egypt because of the Nile river. The egyptians grow grain, wheat, barley, vegetables

Egypt spans across the northeast corner of Africa and the southwest corner of Asia. The country is bordered by the Mediterranean sea and the Red Sea as well as Libya to the west, Sudan to the south, and Israel and the Gaza strip to the east. The majority of Egypt's 390,000 square miles of land lies within the Nile Valley of North Africa. Egypt has over 87 million inhabitants, making it the fifteenth most populous country in the world. Across the country, days are typically warm to hot and nights

Technology application of antiquity was so advanced in some areas that only in the last several centuries has modern technology overtaken what existed several millennia ago . The massive building projects of the Giza Plateau and throughout Egypt required heavy lifting and precision surveying technology that did not exist even 100 years ago . The military equipment of ancient Rome, such as artillery machinery, was still state of the art 200 years ago . Neither Rome nor Egypt invented much new technology

to bathe themselves in the Nile. Egypt has many achievements. For example the Sphinx. It is such a beautiful monument. In case you didn’t know, the Sphinx is a human head on a cat’s body meaning “living image of Atum.” I found the Sphinx on the Giza Plateau. I also saw something that is called a calendar I guess. There were 365 days on it and with three season. The three seasons were named the flooding season, the planting season, and the harvest season.

associated with fire and flames, as well as light and heat. The Eye of Ra was very important because it was the sun, and the Egyptians worshiped the sun. It was also associated with different goddesses. Great Pyramid of Giza is the oldest and largest of the three pyramids in Giza Necropolis. It is believed that the pyramid was built over a 20 year period for the pharaoh Khufu. Ti was the world tallest man-made structure for over 3,800 years. There are three known chambers in the pyramid. A subterranean