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What does the pyramid in the Great Pyramid of Giza signify?

The pyramid signifies the death of Khufu also know as Cheops , a Egyptian Pharaoh who ruled Egypt.


Who was the Great Piramid at Giza built for?

4th dynasty Pharaoh Khufu (sometimes called Cheops), reigned 2589-66 BCE


Who was the ruler of ancient Egypt when they built the great pyramid of Giza?

The tales said that Fourth Dynasty Egyptian pharaoh Khufu was the builder. It is also said that the Saqqara pyramid was the first one. Many historians don't believe that. The other pyramids are deteriorating faster and the ones in Giza are constructed better which tell many thinkers that is the first pyramid. There is a lot missing from the first dynasty to really know.


What would you find inside the centre pyramid Khufu?

i do not know what would u find in any pyramid? do you know?


Did khufu have his own pyhramid?

yes king khufu had his own pyramid which is now know as the fifth wonder of the world


Where did khufu come from?

Khufu, also known as Cheops, was an ancient Egyptian pharaoh who reigned during the Fourth Dynasty of the Old Kingdom. He was believed to have been born in Egypt, in the region that is now known as Giza. Khufu is best known for commissioning the construction of the Great Pyramid of Giza, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.


Why were the pyramids so big?

They were built by the pharaohs as their tombs - The Pyramid of Khufu also known as The Great Pyramid of Giza and the Pyramid of Cheops [his Greek name] The Pyramid of Khafre.The Pyramid of Menkaure.


Did king khufu kill anyone?

Who know? Its a long time ago and all we know about him is that he built that great big pyramid.


Did Khufu have any other accomplishments than the great pyramid?

The fact is we don't know. Little is known about him other than the building of the Great Pyramid.


How many built the pyramids of Egypt?

The number of people depends on the size of the pyramid. The Greek historian Heroditus (450BC) was told the Great pyramid of Pharaoh Khufu at Giza took 100,000 men and twenty years to build. Modern estimates put the number at between 7,000 and 30,000. The fact is we don't really know.


What is a large tomb built for a pharaoh?

A pyramid. Pyramids were built between the years c.2700 and 1550BC, a period known as the old and middle kingdoms. After 1550BC, the beggining of the "new kingdom", royal burial practices changed and the Pharaohs were buried in elaborate rock tombs in a desert valley located west of the royal capital Thebes. This is known as the valley of the kings.


What kind of monuments did king khufu built?

the only one i know he ordered built was the Great Pyramid.