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PYRAMIDS
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The first kind of pyramid is the step pyramid.
THE FIRST PYRAMID
LARGEST PYRAMID
The Great Pyramid of Giza is the largest pyramid.
It took 20 years to build.
It was built in 2589 BC for king Khufu.
They protected the pharaoh by building false burial chambers, passages to nowhere, and traps.
PROTECTION
SHAPE OF THE PYRAMID
Slanting rays of the sun is what the pharaoh used to climb to heaven.
Pyramids are made out of limestone.
There is a local limestone core in a pyramid.
FUN FACTS