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Pyramids and the Great Sphinx

CONCEPTUAL
History›Ancient Egypt|Ages 5—7|ID: mt_mmudyxf7bT

Know that the ancient Egyptians built enormous stone pyramids as tombs for the pharaohs, that the Great Pyramid at Giza was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World and is still standing today, and that the Great Sphinx — a statue with a lion's body and a human head — guards the pyramids

Mastery Evidence

  • Explain that pyramids were built as tombs to protect the pharaoh's body for the afterlife
  • Describe the Great Pyramid as very large, very old, and still standing at Giza
  • Describe the Sphinx as a stone statue with a lion's body and a human head

Assessment Prompt

“If [child] sees a photo of the pyramids, can they tell you why they were built and describe the Sphinx that sits near them?”

Prerequisites3

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  • Pharaohs and Tutankhamun soft

    Pyramids as tombs benefit from knowing pharaohs were powerful rulers

  • 3-D shapes soft

    Recognising pyramids as a named 3D geometric shape makes study of the Great Pyramid's physical structure more concrete

  • Vocabulary: ancient egypt hard

    Describing the pyramids and Sphinx requires 'pyramid', 'sphinx', and related vocabulary

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