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  • CultureFocus: The Pyramids of Giza - Provides an introduction to the most famous monuments of ancient Egypt. Includes pictures.
    www.culturefocus.com/egypt_pyramids.htm
  • Encarta Encyclopedia: Pyramids - Article explains what a pyramid is and how the form developed. Also provides a brief description of the Great Pyramid.
    encarta.msn.com/find/Concise.asp?z=1&pg=2&ti=761555128
  • Encyclopedia Smithsonian: The Egyptian Pyramid - Short article tells how the pyramid evolved and explores how they were built.
    www.si.edu/resource/faq/nmnh/pyramid.htm
  • Nova Online: Explore the Pyramids - Interactive site tells who build the pyramids and how old they are. Also includes an overview of Ancient Egypt as well as an introduction to hieroglyphs. From PBS.
    www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/pyramid/explore
  • Pyramids: The Inside Story - NOVA Online tours the Great Pyramid in QuickTime VR, explains how the pyramids were constructed and by whom. Also covers a 1997 excavation of the bakery that fed the pyramid builders.
    www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/pyramid
  • Secrets of Lost Empires: Pharaoh's Obelisk - Explores the science behind these ancient structures. Virtual slideshow offers a glimpse at the tools and techniques which were used, while a Shockwave game allows visitors to test their skill in lifting a virtual obelisk.
    www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/lostempires/obelisk
  • The Construction of the Pyramids - Explores how these fascinating structures were built.
    touregypt.net/construction
  • The Great Pyramid of Giza - Provides the location, history, and a brief description of one of the seven wonders of the ancient world.
    ce.eng.usf.edu/pharos/wonders/pyramid.html

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