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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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What did noblemen wear?

Fashions varied not only over time but also in different countries. An Italian noblemen did not look like a Scottish nobleman, and so on.

In England, noblemen wore underclothes of fine linen or silk, or even cotton which was very expensive at this time. They wore separate leggings called hose, a tuinic that might reach the ankles and an overtunic called a surcoat which usually had no sleeves and might be lined with fur. Turn shoes or boots were worn on the feet and he might wear a tall hat with a narrow brim and a cloak for travel.

The same nobleman would also have a suit of armour, still mainly of mail at this period but with hardened leather or metal pieces protecting knees, elbows and shoulders. Helmets were the early bascinet style, sometimes with a visor but often without.

How many people built the sphinx?

there was 138 people building it at first but unfortunately 26 of them died of hunger and thirstiness because it took so long.

What is the imaginary Egyptian beast with the head of a man and the body of a lion called?

The ancient Egyptian Sphinx has the head of a man and the body of a lion. Also, in Egyptian mythology, there is a creature called the Anubite that is half of a man and half of a jackal.

The sphinx What is its made of?

The Sphinx at Giza was carved in place from the native limestone, which varies from a resistant (but brittle) gray to a softer yellow. Sections were added or repaired with limestone of the type used in the nearby pyramids.

What materials were use to build Giza Sphinx?

The materials that are used in building an Egyptian Pyramid mainly includes :

  • 1. manuscript practice board
  • 2. heavy duty scissors
  • 3. ruler
  • 4. Plaster of Paris

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What does the Great Sphinx at Giza look like?

In Egypt the Great Sphinx had the body of a lion and the head of a man. However, there is also an Avenue of Sphinxes at Karnak with ram heads instead of human heads.

The Greek Sphinx had the head and breasts of a woman, the body of a lion, wings of an eagle and a serpent for a tale. It was also depicted in as sitting upright rather than recumbent.

Sphinxes can represent anything from a great ruler to a powerful god.

What makes Egypt special?

A civilization is typically discriptive of nomadic/primative people, eg. Egypt. Egypt was a polytheistic secular worship based culture thatb were farmers and gatherers. Civilizations are made of farmers and gatherers. Although it was a monarchy, ruled by a pharaoh and a priestess, it was one of the earliest, large, thriving groups of the middle east that rlied on farming and trade of gold and crops for money and life.

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Where was the sphinx built?

It was built in a desert in Giza, Egypt, which is in east Egypt.

Why was the Great Sphinx of Giza built?

The Sphinx served as a protector or guardian to the Pyramids, most especially the pyramid of Khefre (Khafra), son of Khufu. It's believed that the face on the Sphinx is of this pharaoh himself.

Who guards the great pyramid of Giza?

The Pharaohs went into pyramids after they died, they were not worried about being safe in a conventional sense. However, there were numerous booby traps, false hallways and blocked passages to prevent grave robbers from effectively finding the dead Pharaoh. In almost every case, they failed.

What is the meaning of or the reason for the great sphinxes name?

We do not know what name the creators used for the Great Sphinx. There is no known inscription of the Old Kingdom and there are no inscriptions anywhere describing its construction or its original purpose. The usually used name 'sphinx' was given to it about 2000 years after the accepted date of its carving, by reference to a Greek mythological beast with a lion's body, a woman's head and the wings of an eagle The English word 'sphinx' comes from the Ancient Greek 'sphingx' seemingly from the verb 'sphingo' which in English means 'I strangle' after the Greek sphinx who strangled anyone who failed to answer her riddle. However, the name may alternatively be a corruption of the Ancient Egyptian 'Shesep-ankh' which was a name given to royal statues of the Fourth Dynasty - about 2575 - 2467 B.C. In the New Kingdom, the Sphinx was also called 'Hor-em-akhet' meaning 'Horus of the Horizon' Pharaoh Thutmose IV specifically referred to it as such in his Dream Stele. However just like virtually everything to do with the pyramids and sphinx, nothing is certain.

What is the pyramid behind the sphinx?

Working east there is the pyramid of Khafre then Funerary Temple of Khafre which is linked by a cause way to the Great Sphinx which is facing east at the Temple of the Sphinx.

Why has the sphinx rotted more in the last fifty years?

There has been even more pollution in the last fifty years

Who was a Sphinx?

Sphinx is a fictitious being in the ancient Egyptian and Greek mythology.

It had a lion's body and a human head.

In the Greek tradition Sphinx had a woman's head and breast.

How big is infinity?

Infinity can never be reached. The idea of infinity is that it keeps going.