Group 8

Welcome to our presentation

World Heritage Site

Egyptian Pyramids
 Team’s members:
- Nguyen Thi Yen Nhi
- Nguyen Thi Na
- Luu Dinh Dung
- Phan Van Sang
- Nguyen Minh Hieu
 Our presentation consists of 5 parts :

• Part 1: Introduction + Historical development

• Part 2: Pyramids symbolism
• Part 3: Egyptian pyramids’s rumors
• Part 4: Traveling to Egyptian pyramids
• Part 5 : Number and location of pyramids
 PART 1
▼Introduction
The Egyptian pyramids are ancient pyramid-shaped masonry structures located
in Egypt
Video about pyramids
▼Historicial development
●The pyramid’s build
The first pyramid, which was built, is Mastaba tomb

Mastaba tomb
The architect Imhotep, who planned what Egyptologists believe to be a
tomb for the pharaoh Djoser.

Imhotep Pharaoh Djoser

A burst of pyramid-building occurred in what is present-day Sudan

Sudan Moere kingdom

● The pyramid’s destruction
Al-Aziz Uthman (1171-1198) tried to destroy the Giza pyramid complex.

The Giza pyramid The Menkaure pyramid

 PART 2: SYMBOLIC MEANING
• The shape of the Egyptian • The surface of the pyramid
pyramid represents the is paved with polished white
original soil that the limestone to create a
Egyptians believed was gorgeous appearance.
created.
• The name of the pyramid is
also related to the sun.
Ex: The pyramid of Kong at
Dahshur is called the shining
pyramid in the south.
Ex: Senusret pyramid in El-
lahun is called Senusret
shining.
Egyptians believed that the
darkness in the night sky
where many of the stars were
heavenly gates.
PART 3:The mystery of the
pyramid
The pyramid was built about 5,000
years ago
When you bring the coins that leak into
the inside after more than a month, it
turns back on itself
Fruits brought inside the pyramid to
remain fresh for half a month
PART 4: Traveling to Egyptian pyramid
The number of people coming to Egypt
in recent years has dropped sharply
In the first half of this year, Egypt received about 5
million tourists, an increase of 41% compared to
the same period last year
From now until the end of the year, the number
of tourists will increase from the West Asia, Italy
and Germany regions
PART 5: The number and position of
the pyramid
All have 118 to 138 pyramids
Many pyramids are in a state of
deterioration
All Egyptian pyramids are on the left bank of the
Nile, and most are gathered together on pyramid
regions.
The most important areas listed below are in
geographic order from north to south.
1. Abu Rawash
2. Giza
3. Zawyet el-Aryan
4. Abu Sir
5. Saqqara
6. Dahshur
7. Meidum
8. Hawara
9. el-Lahun
10. El-Kurru
Who were burried in the pyramids ?

A . Pharaoh B. Queen Elizabeth I

 Which is the first pyramid ?
A. Mastaba tomb B. The great pyramids of Giza
As the Novemver of 2008, how
many pyramids were indentified ?

A. 118 B. 183

C. 181 to 183 D. 118 to 138