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The Pyramids at Giza

n. an ancient king of Egypt
A pyramid sat on top of a pharaoh’s
pharaoh

n. the place where a dead person is buried
grave. It protected the pharaoh’s
grave

n. the preserved body of a dead person n. items that belong to a person
mummy and goods after his death.
mumm y goo ds

n. the seat on which a king or queen sits
When a pharaoh took the throne, he
throne

immediately began constructing his

pyramid. The pyramids may also have

had something to do with sun worship.

Their sides look like the sun’s rays.

Unit 7 | The Pyramids at Giza