Pyramids and the Great Sphinx

Description

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