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What did the Great Sphinx of Giza look like?

type it into google images


Who was Queen Senti?

Type your answer here... king khufu of the great pyramid of Giza sister


From what type of rock is most of the pyramid constucted?

Most of the Great pyramid is made from limestone


What type of rock does mount redoubt have?

this mt. has a rock type of rock


Was the Nile River used to build The Sphinx?

Yes, the type of stone that was used to build the Sphinx was from a lower part of the ninle river almost into Nubia near the 2nd cataract. The stone was quarried and loaded onto ships to sail up the nile to the sphinx location.

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What did the Great Sphinx of Giza look like?

type it into google images


What type of rock is the sphinx made of?

Limestone


What type of rock was the pyrimids of Giza made out from?

The pyramids were built from granite rock blocks.


What a sphinx?

A sphinx is a mythical creature from Egypt with the body of a lion and the head of a human. It is also a type of cat without fur.The Great Sphinx of Giza is a statue of a reclining lion with a human head that stands on the Giza Plateau on the west bank of the Nile, near modern-day Cairo, in Egypt. It is the largest monolith [single stone] statue in the world - it is approximately 250 feet long, 20 feet wide and 65 feet high.


What type of rock is the sphinx rock?

Limestone


Where can you see an image of the Great Pyramid of Giza?

Just type in Great Pyramid of Giza on Google images and you will loads of pictures!


What type of rock is the sphynx of Giza made out of?

Limestoneand a mixture of sand stone and other rock particles


What is a sphinx in ancient myths?

A sphinx is a mythical creature from Egypt with the body of a lion and the head of a human. It is also a type of cat without fur.The Great Sphinx of Giza is a statue of a reclining lion with a human head that stands on the Giza Plateau on the west bank of the Nile, near modern-day Cairo, in Egypt. It is the largest monolith [single stone] statue in the world - it is approximately 250 feet long, 20 feet wide and 65 feet high.


Who was Queen Senti?

Type your answer here... king khufu of the great pyramid of Giza sister


How do you complete the sphynx on poptropica nabooti?

If you have the shovel there will be a phone number on it. Type in the number on the cellphone but you have to be in Giza for it to work. the bag protecter on the left will be gone and there is something in the bag. Get it and put it on top of the sphinx.


When was the first sphinx builted?

More recently, a new theory places the statue’s origins back, to around 9,000 years ago. The extensive erosion of the limestone near the top of the Great Sphinx, arguing that the last time the region experienced enough rainfall in the region to cause this type of erosion on limestone was 7000 B.C. Other so called experts have desperately tried to hang on to the idea its only 4000 years old without any real evidence. But archeologists are very well known for not appreciating being proved to be in error


What existing rock can change into another type of rock when it is subjected to great?

when it is subject to great pressure