Pyramids Crossword Puzzle

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Religious : Most pyramidions have been lost over time, but there are a few surviving examples in museums. these specimens reveal that pyramidions were carved with ____________ imagery.
Sedimentary : When the ancient egyptian pyramids were originally erected, both in giza and else where, they didn't look sandy brown as they often do today; rather, they were covered in a layer of shiny ____________ rock.
Great Pyramid : The _______ __________ — also called khufu's pyramid after the pharaoh khufu, who commissioned it during his reign (circa 2551b.c. to 2528 b.c.) — is the largest and oldest of all the standing pyramids in giza.
Capstones : There's nothing at the top of the giza pyramids today, but originally they hosted ____________—also called pyramidions — covered in electrum, a mix of gold and silver.
Jewels : The pyramidions would have looked like pointy _______ at the tips of the pyramids.
Pharaohs : Raised to mark the tombs of ancient __________, these great structures have stood for thousands of years.
White : The limestone casing would have given the pyramids a smooth, polished layer that shined bright ________ under the egyptian sun.
Red : The third and smallest of the three main pyramids in giza, the pyramid of menkaure — named after the pharaoh menkaure, who reigned circa 2490 b.c. to 2472 b.c.— also sported ____ granite casing around its lower echelons.
Giza : The egyptian pyramids erupting from the sands at _____ are a testament to human ingenuity and engineering.

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religious : most pyramidions have been lost over time, but there are a few surviving examples in museums. these specimens reveal that pyramidions were carved with _ imagery.
sedimentary : when the ancient egyptian pyramids were originally erected, both in giza and else where, they didn't look sandy brown as they often do today; rather, they were covered in a layer of shiny _ rock.
great pyramid : the _ _ — also called khufu's pyramid after the pharaoh khufu, who commissioned it during his reign (circa 2551b.c. to 2528 b.c.) — is the largest and oldest of all the standing pyramids in giza.
capstones : there's nothing at the top of the giza pyramids today, but originally they hosted _ —also called pyramidions — covered in electrum, a mix of gold and silver.
jewels : the pyramidions would have looked like pointy _ at the tips of the pyramids.
pharaohs : raised to mark the tombs of ancient _ , these great structures have stood for thousands of years.
white : the limestone casing would have given the pyramids a smooth, polished layer that shined bright _ under the egyptian sun.
red : the third and smallest of the three main pyramids in giza, the pyramid of menkaure — named after the pharaoh menkaure, who reigned circa 2490 b.c. to 2472 b.c.— also sported _ granite casing around its lower echelons.
giza : the egyptian pyramids erupting from the sands at _ are a testament to human ingenuity and engineering.