Tiffi is now going to learn about the pyramids

_Elsa_

Rip is happy to see his little friend so excited to be learning this history live.

‘The pyramids of Egypt fascinated travellers and conquerors in ancient times and continue to inspire wonder in the tourists, mathematicians, and archeologists who visit, explore, measure, and describe them.

Tombs of early Egyptian kings were bench-shaped mounds called mastabas. Around 2780 BCE, King Djoser's architect, Imhotep, built the first pyramid by placing six mastabas, each smaller than the one beneath, in a stack to form a pyramid rising in steps. This Step Pyramid stands on the west bank of the Nile River at Sakkara near Memphis. Like later pyramids, it contains various rooms and passages, including the burial chamber of the king.

Pyramids did not stand alone but were part of a group of buildings which included temples, chapels, other tombs, and massive walls. Remnants of funerary boats have also been excavated; the best preserved is at Giza. On the walls of Fifth and Sixth Dynasty pyramids are inscriptions known as the Pyramid Texts, an important source of information about Egyptian religion. The scarcity of ancient records, however, makes it difficult to be sure of the uses of all the buildings in the pyramid complex or the exact burial procedures. It is thought that the king's body was brought by boat up the Nile to the pyramid site and probably mummified in the Valley Temple before being placed in the pyramid for burial.’ (Source)

“Tiffi do you have your phone with you?” asks Rip. “I want to show you a video online that explains the evolution of the Ancient Egypt’s Pyramids.”

She hands her phone to Rip and then the two of them watch the video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMkoX1kfyDs

Let’s continue - What are the names?

Start at the beginning – Tiffi and Rip time travel to Ancient Egypt