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From the Ted Talk by Soraya Field Fiorio: How did they build the Great Pyramid of Giza?

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Researchers know where the materials used to build the pyramids came from and how they were ___________, but the actual construction _______ remains mysterious. Most experts agree that limestone ramps were used to move the stones into _____, but there are many theories on the number of ramps and their locations.

And the pyramid’s exterior is just half the story. Since death could come for the _______ at any time, Hemiunu always needed an accessible burial chamber at the ready, so three ________ burial chambers were built during construction. The last of these, known as the King’s Chamber, is a ________ granite room with a soaring ceiling, located at the heart of the pyramid. it lay on top of an 8.5-meter high passageway called the _____ _______, which may have been used as an ancient _______ elevator to move granite up the pyramid’s interior.

Solution


  1. place
  2. transported
  3. pharaoh
  4. grand
  5. process
  6. freight
  7. separate
  8. spacious
  9. gallery

Original Text


Researchers know where the materials used to build the pyramids came from and how they were transported, but the actual construction process remains mysterious. Most experts agree that limestone ramps were used to move the stones into place, but there are many theories on the number of ramps and their locations.

And the pyramid’s exterior is just half the story. Since death could come for the pharaoh at any time, Hemiunu always needed an accessible burial chamber at the ready, so three separate burial chambers were built during construction. The last of these, known as the King’s Chamber, is a spacious granite room with a soaring ceiling, located at the heart of the pyramid. it lay on top of an 8.5-meter high passageway called the Grand Gallery, which may have been used as an ancient freight elevator to move granite up the pyramid’s interior.

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