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The Pyramids at Giza








                                                                  Pharaoh Khufu ordered the Great




                                                           Pyramid to be built for himself. His son,



                                                           Khafre, and his grandson, Menkaure, also




                                                           had their pyramids built nearby. It



                                                           required between 20,000 and 100,000




                                                           workers to build the Great Pyramid.



                the Great Sphinx                           Khafre had the Great Sphinx built to




       guard the three pyramids. It has his face and head and



                                                                                                         Check
       the body of a lion.                                                                             What does the Great Sphinx look like?



                                                                                                       It has the face and head of Pharaoh Khafre and the

                                                                                                       body of a lion.                      Unit 7 | The Pyramids at Giza
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