Question

5. What is a sphinx? What was its purpose?
6. Describe the process of building the pyramids.

Answer 1

Answer:

A Sphinx is a mythological creature with the body of a lion and the head of a person. In Ancient Egypt a lot of times the head was a face of a  Pharaoh or a god. And The Egyptians built sphinx statues to guard important areas such as tombs and temples.

And the process of building pyramids was when the main structure was finished, the pyramid was completed by encasing it in blocks of finely cut and dressed limestone from Tura. Sometimes granite was used for the lower courses. The stones used in the building of the pyramids were not little bricks.

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Answer 2

Answer:  A Sphinx is a mythological creature with a lion's body and a human's head. In Ancient Egypt, the head was frequently that of a Pharaoh or a god. Why were they constructed? The Egyptians erected sphinx statues to guard sacred sites such as tombs and temples. When the main structure was completed, the pyramid was finished by encasing it in blocks of finely cut and dressed Tura limestone. For the lower courses, granite was occasionally used. The stones used in the construction of the pyramids were not small bricks. The precise method used to raise the pyramids is unknown.