Week 7 of 28 • Page 4 WEEK 7 Name _________________________ Pyramids ACROSS 2. the northern end of the Suez Canal 7. rst eale pharaoh o ancient gpt 8. lae create uiling the san igh a DOWN 1. this once covere the prais 3. pharaoh with about 100 children 4. oun ing uts o 5. statue with the body of a lion and the head of a man 6. found the Tomb of the Sons of Ramses II 9. the southern end of the Suez Canal s ou rea this ees lesson circle or highlight all proper nouns ith an color pen or highlighter his ill help ou n soe o the crossor ansers an get rea or this ees test Hounds and Jackals Build Me a Pyramid ating ac to aout ouns an acals is a Have you ever wondered what might lie Between its front paws is a partial inscription. moved them to the site, since they didn’t have oar gae that has een oun in several gptian tos beneath the desert sands of Egypt? Over time, It tells the story of a young prince who fell asleep the machines we have today. Archaeologists t is soeties calle he ae o oles lthough no the sand has been slowly giving up some of its by the giant sphinx. In his dream, the sphinx believe workers (not slaves) hauled the stone irections have een oun it appears to e siilar to hutes an secrets. Thanks to scholars like Jean-Francois told him that if he cleared away the sand from up dirt ramps on wooden sleds with runners. aers a gae ou a have plae hen ou ere ounger Champollion, the world has learned more its body, he would become a powerful ruler of Pushing and dragging, they set the blocks into rchaeologists thin plaers rolle a ie to ove ve pieces ro about the ancient culture of the Egyptians. Egypt. The rest of the story is missing. position. The stones are so tightly positioned, the holes at the ver top o the oar to the holes near the top Clarity of Expression: Champollion deciphered, or figured out the Of course, time has taken a toll on the giant you can’t even place a knife blade between o the pal tree laers ove pegs shape lie the heas o meaning of, the hieroglyphs used by ancient monument. Archaeologists believe the sphinx them. When completed, the entire pyramid was houns or acals along the holes in the oar he rst person to Egyptians. Archaeologists are still making was once brightly painted. Some traces of paint covered with white limestone. Over the years, get all ve o their pieces to the top o the tree as the inner Henry Hudson discoveries today, but many mysteries remain can still be seen near one of its ears. Its nose people removed some limestone, but you can r plaing ouns an acals ith a partner ae Henry unsolved. and beard were shot off many years ago by still see some of the remaining limestone at its arers ve houn heas an ve acal heas hoose ho ill Hudson was This week, we will learn about some of the Turks taking target practice. Erosion from the top. Inside the pyramids were passageways and use hich arers an place the at the top o the oar ae an English sea famous rulers of ancient Egypt and some famous constant blowing of desert sand and pollution, chambers for the mummy and its belongings. turns rolling a ie an oving one piece at a tie ou roll a captain and structures they built. We’ll also learn about especially from automobiles, is causing the stone There was also a shaft for the spirit, called the or tae an extra turn ove onl on our sie o the oar explorer who some of those hardworking people who helped to crumble. Today, the sphinx is getting a facelift. Ka, to come and go. If you get to a space with a connecting line, you must slide your started off as bring knowledge of the ancient Egyptians to our Efforts are underway to preserve the Great The Great Pyramid of Giza was built around piece to the other en o the line hats goo i ou get to slie a failure. He modern world. We call them archaeologists, but Sphinx so future generations can see it guarding 2540 B.C. by Pharaoh Khufu (also called ro to ut not so goo i ou have to slie ro sailed on two in many ways they are really detectives. Keep the pyramids of Giza. Cheops). It is the only remaining Wonder of the to ne last rule o one reall nos reading to see what they’ve learned about the Ancient World, and it stands about 500 feet tall. how this game was played, so feel free voyages for England to find mysteries of ancient Egypt. Pyramids It covers about the same area as nine football to ae up our on rules ust e Last week, you learned that pyramids were fields. a northeast sure to agree on them before you Henry Hudson and his ship the The Great Sphinx tombs that held mummies and possessions of the What about all the treasures of the tombs egin to pla water route to “Half Moon.” The Great Sphinx is the oldest existing pharaohs. Since it took years to build a pyramid, and pyramids - the gold, the jewels, the art? the rich spice trade in monument in Egypt. It has the head of a man and pharaohs began their tombs long before they Unfortunately, tomb robbers got there before Asia. But both times the body of a lion and has been around for more hoped they would need them. No one knows archaeologists and took most of the valuables. the icy northern seas blocked his way. He had to than 4,500 years. As centuries passed, wind- how the ancient Egyptians cut 2.5-ton blocks or But one time... well, turn the page and read about return home defeated. blown sands nearly covered it. In 1905, the sand what archaeologists found Sounds like the end of his career, right? It wasn’t. was cleared away to show its huge form. Can in King Tut’s tomb! Hudson next convinced the Dutch East India Company to you imagine how surprised people were to see hire him for exactly the same expedition. In 1609 Hudson how big it really was? From the front of its paws and his crew sailed west across the Atlantic. He reached to the tip of its tail, the monument measures the New World, landing on the island we know today as about 240 feet long. And at 66 feet tall, it’s no Manhattan. He sailed inland up a wide river and explored wonder it’s called the Great Sphinx! the surrounding valley. It wasn’t a passage to Asia. But Hudson’s explorations allowed the Dutch to claim the land and build a fur trading Weinandt. Abu Simbel courtesy Holger post there in 1614, before the Pilgrims arrived. A Dutch settlement called New Netherland soon followed. Unfortunately, Hudson’s last voyage ended in mutiny. age 3 photos: He refused his crew’s demands to return home, so the sailors took over the ship, setting Hudson adrift in a small boat. His fate is unknown, but his legacy is Hudson Bay, Hudson River, Hudson Valley and the Dutch settlement that became New York City. Henry Hudson must have had excellent clarity of expression. He had to be able to explain clearly to the Dutch that his experience and determination made him the best man for the job, even though he was an Englishman and not a Dutchman. Think about a time that you wanted to convince your parents or teachers to let you try something new. Did you se an color to circle or highlight three sentences in hich the author beg and plead? Or did you give them a clear explanation use punctuation to separate parenthetical or nonrestrictive inoration of your reasons? Which way do you think works better? Cover photos: Great Sphinx courtesy Getty Images/iStockphoto. P Week 7 of 28 • Page 3 Hatshepsut was also known was. He required the workers story Hi for the many monuments built to carve deeply into the stone orld W during her reign. Among the so future pharaohs would have Pharaohs most famous are two obelisks difficulty removing his name at the entrance to the Temple of and inscriptions. Howard Carter Karnak. Obelisks are four-sided Although Ramses’ tomb of Egypt pillars topped with a pyramid- was robbed of its treasures, Most people thought shaped block. (The Washington his mummy was found at Deir the iea o iscovering another tomb in the King Tutankhamen Tut’s early death was not a natural event, the tomb of Ramses VI. Of the 27 tombs in Monument is an obelisk.) These al-Bahari in 1881.Today, you King Tutankhamen (below right), known but murder. An X-ray of his skull done in the Valley of the Kings, King Tut’s was the alle o the ings obelisks were the tallest in the can find the pharaoh, one of the as oolish he to the world as King Tut, ruled ancient 1968 showed that it was fractured. Others only one to still contain his mummy and the world at that time. best preserved mummies ever believed he may have been poisoned. The beautiful treasures placed there for him. thought all the tombs Egypt from 1361 to 1352 B.C.