written by James Putnam ; photographed by Geoff Brightling and Peter Hayman.
Rev. ed.
New York :
DK Pub.,
2011.
72 p. :
ill. ;
29 cm. +
1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)
Eyewitness books
Includes index.
Issued with clip-art CD and wall chart.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
What are pyramids? -- Built for a king -- The great Step Pyramid -- The Step Pyramid complex -- First true pyramids -- The pyramids of Giza -- The pharoahs of Giza -- The Great Pyramid -- Inside the pyramid -- Temples and offerings -- The Great Sphinx -- Funeral boats -- Planning the pyramid -- Building in brick and stone -- Tools for building -- The pyramid rises -- A slow decline -- The Middle kingdom revival -- Pyramidions -- Riddles of the pyramids -- Pyramids of Nubia -- Pharoahs of Nubia -- A queen's treasure -- Pyramids of Mexico -- Mayan pyramids -- Aztec pyramids -- the pyramid lives on... -- Did you know? -- Who's who.
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Looks at the secrets of the monumental structures of the ancient world, from the tombs of Egypt to the pyramids of Central America.
Indians of Mexico-- Pyramids, Juvenile literature.