The Great Pyramid of Giza

This icon of Egypt is 756 feet long at the base of each side, 450 feet tall and made up of 2,3000,000 blocks of stone, each averaging a weight of two and a half tons! Considering the creators limited tools, no side is more than eight inches more than the others, and the whole structure is perfectly in line with the four points of the compass. At the grand age of 4,500 years old, it is the only one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World still standing.

The purpose of the structure is believed to be the tomb of the Pharaoh Khufu. Egyptians at the time believed their Pharaohs to be a living god who linked them to immortals. The pyramid stood as an eternal tomb for the pharaoh’s body and encouraged their beliefs of his continuing influence with the gods. Not just seen as a symbol of regal power, it was also a visible link between heaven and earth.

These worksheets, with resources provided, help your students to research the workers, their working conditions and how they fulfilled their mammoth task!