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    A Food Guide Pyramid

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    A food guide pyramid is a pyramid shaped guide of healthy foods divided into sections to show the recommended intake for eachfood group. The first food pyramid was published in Sweden in 1974. The most widely known food pyramid was introduced by theUnited States Department of Agriculture in the year 1992‚ was updated in 2005‚ and then replaced in 2011. Over 25 other countries and organisations have also published food pyramids. Old and New Food Pyramid with Pictures By Disabled World - 2007-10-20

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    The Great Pyramids as Art

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    The Great Pyramids of Giza Art is the quality‚ production‚ expression‚ or realm‚ according to aesthetic principles‚ of what is beautiful‚ appealing‚ or of more than ordinary significance. When looking into a piece of art there are five essential questions that should be answered for it to be fully analyzed. What purpose was this piece of art made? What does this piece of art hope to communicate? How was this Piece of art made? What is the composition of this artwork? And finally‚ what elements

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    he Great Pyramids of Giza have had a great mystery surrounding them since we first discovered them after the Egyptians had long been gone from there. People have theorized how the great pyramids were built. Some have suggested that they must have been constructed by extraterrestrials‚ while others believe the Egyptians possessed a technology that has been lost through the ages. Most likely lost in the Library of Alexandria along with the rest of histories greatest secrets including how they get the

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    The ancient Egyptians build pyramids as tombs for the pharaohs and their queens. The Pharaohs got buried in different pyramids that were specifically built for them. There were many different shapes and sizes from the beginning of the Old Kingdom to the Middle Kingdom. Out of the many pyramids built‚ three of them were best preserved. The most known are built for the Pharaoh Khufu which was known as the “Great Pyramid.” The sides of the Great Pyramid base average were 755 feet and its original height

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    construction of the Great Pyramids of Giza is one of the greatest mysteries in history. They are the largest and most elaborate structures built in the ancient world‚ which is what considers them to be one of the Seven Wonders of the World. The Great Pyramids of Giza are made up of three separate pyramids for three different pharaohs: Khufu‚ Khafre‚ and Menkaure who were all pharaohs during the Fourth Dynasty (2‚575-2‚450 BCE)‚ also known as the Old Kingdom. Khufu’s pyramid was built first and is known

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    Ancient Pyramids The most known pyramids are in Giza. So with my project I will do one of them. They are one of the most known pyramids for their good condition. Pyramids were built for tombs for the Pharaoh and the queen. They were filled with riches and more importantly the sarcophagus with the mummy. They put riches and furniture for the afterlife. They put all the organs in jars except the heart and the brain. The heart was left in the body and the brain was took out of the nostrils and

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    The Building of the Pyramids The pyramids were built in ancient times by the Egyptians‚ who did not have the modern tools we have today. Pyramids have a square base and four triangular sides. These structures had a very stable shape for projects with large amounts of stone. They were specifically tombs that were made for burying Pharos. There are no records of building plans about how they were made‚ so nobody exactly knows what happened. Yet‚ archaeologists have come up with theories and ideas

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    Great Pyramid I. Introduction: Did Aliens built the Great pyramid? Or there’s a correlation of the Orion and the Pyramid? The Great Pyramid is a mysterious and historical place found in Egypt. The Great Pyramid is the Largest of the original Seven Wonders of the World that still stands today. This was the only proof that they giving more value and importance of the Pyramid and behind its historical place that found in Egypt. We know that its wondrous structure of the Great Pyramids of ancient

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    Ancient Egypt Pyramids Introduction Did you know that the tallest pyramid is taller than the statue of liberty? The pyramids were built using trial and error and was a place for the ka to live in the afterlife and or food for the ka in the afterlife. The pyramids were also built close together in a place called Valley of the kings. Why Did They Build the pyramids The pyramids were built using modern day trial and error. They built the pyramids because they believed that the ka or spirit needed

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    Ancient Egypt Report King Djoser’s Step PyramidPyramid of Amenemhet II‚ and Valley of the Kings are all important monuments regarding burial of either royalties or both royalties and officials. These three monuments are from different time period and it is clear that ancient Egyptian tombs come in all sort of kinds. The tombs‚ artwork‚ and sculpture shows that the belief in the afterlife existed back then. King Djoser’s Step Pyramid is located at Saqqara (Millmore‚ Mark). King Djoser began working

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