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The Great Sphinx
The Great Sphinx is a statue that was built more than 4,500 years ago by Chephren's workers. It has the face of Chephren and the body of a lion. Over the years, part of the uraeus (sacred cobra), the nose and the ritual beard have fallen apart, though this does not stop tourists from taking a step back into the past.
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Was the sphinx built by slaves?
The work force was a mixed one of slaves and free workers. A total of 20,000 to 30,000 workers would have been needed for the task. The slaves did all the heavy dangerous work such as quarrying, dragging the stones, putting them in place, extending and repairing the ramps used to raise the stones to the required level.
What pharaohs face is on the sphinx?
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In the related links box below, I posted a website about the research on the sphinx.
How did the sphinx influence today's society?
It did not really 'influence' as the general role of sphinxes was as temple guardians; they were placed in association with architectural structures such as royal tombs or religious temples. See link below.
Why is the great sphinx at Giza a wonder of the world?
The great Sphinx is a heritage site as it was made in the B.C period by the ancient Egyptians and it is beautiful peace of work and culturally significant.
Why was the Great Sphinx built to guard and protect the Great Pyramids of Giza?
Generally the role of sphinxes was as temple guardians; they were placed in association with architectural structures such as royal tombs or religious temples. The great Sphinx is positioned at the Temple of the Sphinx and at the end of the cause way leading from the Funerary Temple of Khafre.
North Africa with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia which makes Egypt a transcontinental country but offically people will say its in the North of Africa
What colors were on the Great sphinx at Giza?
Originally they were cased in white limestone most of which has been removed over the years.
What animal is the great sphinx?
A sphinx is an Ancient Egyptian statue (only one, I believe), where it has the head of a woman, body of a lion, and wings of an eagle.
What two animals is the great sphinx made of?
The Great Sphinx has the body of a lion but the head of a Pharaoh.
What tools were used to make the great sphinx of Egypt?
The estimates show that the tools used by the workers were copper chisels and hammers. There is also evidence that suggests The Great Sphinx was supposed to be built even bigger than it currently is, but the workers left the work in a hurry.
It is now used for Tourisim. It was used to symbolise power.
What was the difference between rich egyptians' clothes and poor egyptians' clothes?
poor Egyptian women wore a simple dress that was not as decorated as rich egyptians but they also wore kohl which was black powder that was worn around the eye of the men and women egyptians, somtimes they did not even have wigs so they did not wear them,so they often went around the city bald. poor Egyptian men wore a kilt that was not decorated as the rich Egyptian mens and it was not pleated and no one nows how the egyptians pleated their clothes and men that were poor wore no wigs. poor Egyptian kids did not wear clothes so they must have wondered around the city with no clothes and richegyptian kids did not wear clothes either until they were 6 years old!
Who is the great sphinx meant to resemble?
The great sphinx was Resembling Menes the great pharoh and mixed with a lion to look powerful
No, it is a made up fairy tale made by humans to tell to their young ones
What size are the block of the great sphinx?
I don't know the size, but I know that each block that they used weighed 2.5 tons. So just imagine how big a 2.5 ton block looks like
because thats how they made it... it looks funny but that is how they made it...
How does the sphinx protect the pyramid of Giza and the pharaoh held inside?
Generally the role of sphinxes was as temple guardians; they were placed in association with architectural structures such as royal tombs or religious temples. The Funerary Temple of Khafre is linked by a cause way to the Great Sphinx which is facing east at the Temple of the Sphinx. See the link below. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sphinx
How was the great sphinx made?
It was probably made by the slaves or the farmers when the river flooded. The slaves probably carved it out of the limestone bedrock. However, scientists are not sure :) :) :) :)
How long has the sphinx been around?
It is generally accepted that the Sphinx was built by Pharaoh Khafre - c2575 to c2465 BC - during the Old Kingdom, the age of the great pyramid builders.
The Sphinx is in Egypt which is on the African continent.
