Ancient Egyptian beliefs and how they affected the construction of the pyramids
Ancient Egyptian beliefs in the Sun God and the construction of the Great Pyramid.
Building the pyramids (pt 1/5)
An Ancient Egyptian had to leave his family as a boy, to build pyramids in the desert..
Building the pyramids (pt 2/5)
The building of the pyramids from the viewpoint of a slave worker.
Building the pyramids (pt 3/5)
A worker describes the techniques used to move the enormous stone blocks into place.
Building the pyramids (pt 4/5)
An Egyptologist presents information on the quarrying of stone for the pyramids.
Building the pyramids (pt 5/5)
A description of how the Great Pyramid of Khufu was built.
Building the pyramids accurately (pt 1/2)
How did the ancient Egyptians measure the plot for the pyramid so accurately?
Building the pyramids accurately (pt 2/2)
How did the ancient Egyptians build the pyramids so accurately?
King Tutankhamun
A wall painting of Tutankhamun comes to life and talks about his time as a ruler.
Why was a scarab beetle buried with a mummy? (pt 3/5)
Tutankhamun's tomb provides evidence about how pharaohs lived and died in ancient Egypt.