How Were the Pyramids Built?

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Travel back 4,500 years to ancient Egypt and find out how people built giant pyramids with no cranes, no trucks, and no machines.

  • 14 slides
  • About 10 min
  • Narrated with sound
  • Quiz at the end

You'll find out…

  1. 1Who really built the pyramids?
  2. 2How did giant stones travel from far away?
  3. 3How did teams drag blocks heavier than a hippo?
  4. 4How could builders find north without a compass?
  5. 5What is still a mystery today?

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