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Great Pyramid of Giza - Landmarks
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Great Pyramid of Giza
Read a short passage about a giant stone pyramid built long ago in Egypt.
The Great Pyramid of Giza is a very famous landmark. It is in Egypt, close to Cairo. The pyramid was built over 4,500 years ago for an Egyptian king named Pharaoh Khufu.
A Grande Pirâmide de Gizé é um marco muito famoso. Ela fica no Egito, perto do Cairo. A pirâmide foi construída há mais de 4.500 anos para um rei egípcio chamado Faraó Quéops.
The pyramid is very big and tall. When people first made it, it was 146 meters high. Now, it is a bit shorter, about 139 meters, because some stones are missing. The bottom of the pyramid is very wide. It covers almost 53,000 square meters.
A pirâmide é muito grande e alta. Quando as pessoas a construíram pela primeira vez, tinha 146 metros de altura. Agora, é um pouco mais baixa, cerca de 139 metros, porque faltam algumas pedras. A base da pirâmide é muito larga. Cobre quase 53.000 metros quadrados.
Building the Great Pyramid was a big job. It is made from millions of heavy stones. Each stone weighs about 2,500 kilograms. People think it took about 20 years to build. The workers used simple tools, not machines like we have now.
Construir a Grande Pirâmide foi um grande trabalho. Ela é feita de milhões de pedras pesadas. Cada pedra pesa cerca de 2.500 quilogramas. Acredita-se que levou cerca de 20 anos para ser construída. Os trabalhadores usavam ferramentas simples, não máquinas como as que temos agora.
Inside the pyramid, there are three main rooms. The largest room was for the king's tomb. The other rooms held things the king might need after death. There are also long hallways that connect these rooms.
Dentro da pirâmide, há três salas principais. A maior sala era para o túmulo do rei. As outras salas continham coisas que o rei poderia precisar após a morte. Há também longos corredores que conectam essas salas.
Many people visit the Great Pyramid every year. It is very old but still looks good. It is special because it is the only one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World that is still standing.
Muitas pessoas visitam a Grande Pirâmide todos os anos. É muito antiga mas ainda parece boa. É especial porque é a única das Sete Maravilhas do Mundo Antigo que ainda está de pé.
People keep studying the pyramid. They use new technology to find out how it was built and what is inside. They discover new things about it often.
As pessoas continuam a estudar a pirâmide. Eles usam novas tecnologias para descobrir como ela foi construída e o que está dentro. Eles frequentemente descobrem coisas novas sobre ela.
Fun fact : The Great Pyramid was the tallest building in the world for more than 3,800 years. No other building was taller until the 1800s.
Curiosidade: A Grande Pirâmide foi o edifício mais alto do mundo por mais de 3.800 anos. Nenhum outro edifício foi mais alto até o século XIX.
1. Great Pyramid of Giza
Ancient Landmarks
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Where is the Great Pyramid of Giza located?
China
Egypt
India
Greece
How tall was the Great Pyramid when it was first built?
139 meters
146 meters
120 meters
150 meters
Put these facts in the correct order based on the text.
Match the items in Column A with the correct description in Column B.
Fill in the blanks with the correct words (three options are extra.)
The Great Pyramid was built for
. It is
meters tall now. The pyramid was built from
stones.
Read the statements and check if they are true or false.
| Statement | True/False |
|---|---|
The Great Pyramid is the tallest building in the world today. | |
The pyramid was built for Pharaoh Khufu. | |
The pyramid has only one room inside. | |
It took about 20 years to build the pyramid. |
