The Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt

The Great Pyramid of Giza, located in the Giza plateau near the modern Egyptian city of Cairo, is the last surviving of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. The pyramid was built over a twenty-year period during the reign of Khufu who was king between 2589 and 2566 during the 4th dynasty of Egypt. In 1880 CE British archaeologist Sir Flinders Petrie excavated the site using modern techniques and scientific analysis and set the standard for meticulous and detail-oriented archaeological operations in Egypt, and more specifically, at Giza. The function and purpose of the pyramid have been theorised continuously, but the most widely accepted reason for its construction is as a tomb for a king - although exactly how the pyramid was built is still a bit of a mystery. In the 19th century, Egyptologists recognised that the Great Pyramid was in fact, looted in antiquity, probably during the time of the New Kingdom of Egypt which was the time in which the Giza necropolis was replaced as a royal burial ground by the Valley of the Kings near Thebes. The Great Pyramid wasn’t forgotten though, since pharaohs like Ramesses the Great were still greatly interested in the site and he had a small temple built in front of the sphinx as a token of honour for his fourth son Khaemweset. — THIS VIDEO WAS SPONSORED BY HISTORY HIT — This video was kindly sponsored by History Hit, the "Netflix for History." Sign up with the voucher code WORLDHISTORY to receive 50% off your first three months: https://access.historyhit.com/?utm_source=whencyclopedia&utm_medium=Youtube&utm_campaign=whe — SUPPORT US VIA OUR PATREON— https://www.patreon.com/join/whencyclopedia — BUY OUR MERCH — https://www.worldhistory.store​/​ — LOVE MY GREEK POTTERY PRINT? FIND IT HERE! — Aster and Selene Shop https://www.etsy.com/shop/AsterAndSelene Aster and Selene Instagram https://www.instagram.com/asterandselene/ — CHAPTERS — 0:00​ Introduction 1:04 The Great Pyramid of Giza 2:01 Do We Know How the Giza Pyramid Was Made? 4:18 The Development of Egyptian Pyramids 5:45 Constructing the Great Pyramid of Giza 7:52 The Great Pyramid as a Tomb for the King 9:44 History of the Giza Plateau 11:47 Outro — WANT TO KNOW MORE? — Giza https://www.worldhistory.org/giza/ Great Pyramid of Giza https://www.worldhistory.org/Great_Pyramid_of_Giza/ The Great Sphinx of Giza https://www.worldhistory.org/Great_Sphinx_of_Giza/ Ancient Egyptian Architecture https://www.worldhistory.org/Egyptian_Architecture/ The Seven Wonders https://www.worldhistory.org/The_Seven_Wonders/ Old Kingdom of Egypt https://www.worldhistory.org/Old_Kingdom_of_Egypt/ Khaemweset https://www.worldhistory.org/Khaemweset/ — WATCH NEXT — Set the Egyptian God of Chaos, Storms and War https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZlS-oRQN_vU The Role and Lives of Women in Ancient Egypt https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7y7glgLbhU The Ptolemaic Dynasty of Ancient Egypt: From Ptolemy I to Cleopatra VII https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Qi_yw5-qCg Akhenaten, the Sun Disk and the Amarna Period of Egypt https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rb9pHlwj-p4 Hatshepsut: the Forgotten Woman who was a King of Egypt https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qw-_IHkKoI — ATTRIBUTIONS — You can find all attribution and credits for images, animations, graphics and music here - https://worldhistory.typehut.com/the-great-pyramid-of-giza-in-egypt-images-and-attributions-9204 The music used in this recording is the intellectual copyright of Michael Levy, a prolific composer for the recreated lyres of antiquity, and used with the creator's permission. Michael Levy's music is available to stream at all the major digital music platforms. Find out more on: https://www.ancientlyre.com https://open.spotify.com/artist/7Dx2vFEg8DmOJ5YCRm4A5v?si=emacIH9CRieFNGXRUyJ9 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ1X6F7lGMEadnNETSzTv8A — THUMBNAIL IMAGE — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:All_Gizah_Pyramids-2.jpg Ricardo Liberato CC BY SA 2.0 - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/ https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:010093_00001_pyramiden_von_gizeh_sphinx.jpg Matthias Bethke CC BY SA 4.0 - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ World History Encyclopedia www.worldhistory.org #giza #gizapyramid #egyptianpyramids #ancientegypt