The Pyramids

Use World Book Online for Kids to find out information about the Pyramids.

1. What do the pyramids look like?

2. What were the two purposes or uses of pyramids?

3. Where are the most famous pyramids?

4. Who built the pyramids?

5. What is a mummy?

6. In the city of Gaza is a pyramid built for King Khufu. What did they use to build this pyramid?

7. How did they move the huge stones in place to build a pyramid?

8. About home many men did it take to build a pyramid?

Click here to visit a reconstruction of the Khufu Pyramid.