Pyramids and the Great Sphinx
Know that the ancient Egyptians built enormous stone pyramids as tombs for the pharaohs, that the Great Pyramid at Giza was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World and is still standing today, and that the Great Sphinx — a statue with a lion's body and a human head — guards the pyramids
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If your child sees a photo of the pyramids, can they tell you why they were built and describe the Sphinx that sits near them?
Know that the ancient Egyptians built enormous stone pyramids as tombs for the pharaohs, that the Great Pyramid at Giza was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World and is still standing today, and that the Great Sphinx — a statue with a lion's body and a human head — guards the pyramids
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- Explain that pyramids were built as tombs to protect the pharaoh's body for the afterlife
- Describe the Great Pyramid as very large, very old, and still standing at Giza
- Describe the Sphinx as a stone statue with a lion's body and a human head
“If your child sees a photo of the pyramids, can they tell you why they were built and describe the Sphinx that sits near them?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Conceptual
- Subject
- History
- Domain
- Ancient Egypt
- Age range
- Ages 5–7