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1、Artandarchitecture（ReferenceforTeaching）ReferenceforTeaching I．异域风情 THEGREATPYRAMID ThekingsofancientEgyptwereveryrich.Theyplannedstrongtombstokeeptheirbodiesofthedead.Thesetombskeptthebodiessafe.Theyalsoheldthetreasuresofthedead. Overthetombs,thekingsbuilthug
2、estonepyramids.ThereareabouteightyknownpyramidsinEgypt.TheGreatPyramidisthelargestofall.ItwasbuiltbyakingcalledKhufu.TheGreatPyramidstandsonthewestbankoftheNileRivernotfarfromCairo.Infact,allthepyramidsareonthewestbankoftheNile.Thereisareasonforthis.Thesunrisesint
3、heeast,andsetsinthewest.TheancientEgyptianscomparedtherisingofthesunwiththebeginningoflifeandthesettingofthesunwiththeendoflife.Theycompareddaytolifeandnighttodeath.ThisiswhytheyburiedtheirdeadonthewestbankoftheNile. It’sveryhardtorealizejusthowbigtheGreatPyramid
4、is.Ithasover2300000blocksofsolidstone.Thesehugestoneblocksweighanaverageoftwoandahalftonseach,asmuchasasmallcar.Someevenweighfifteentons.Withoutmachinery,theancientEgyptianscutandmovedandliftedeachofthesestones.TheblockscamefromtheeastbankoftheNile.Slavestookthema
5、crosstheNileinboatsatfloodtime.Ittookmorethan100000slavestwentyyearstobuildtheGreatPyramid. TheGreatPyramidisover450feethightoday,anditwasoncehigher.Itsbasecoversthirteenacres.Eachofthesidesofthepyramidis755feetlong,oraboutaslongastwocityblocks.Ittakesabouttwenty
6、minutestowalkallthewayaroundthepyramid. Everykingwantedhistombtobethefinest.ButKhufuoutdidthemall.Thesurfaceofhispyramidusedtoshinewithsmoothwhitelimestone,anditstopcametoasharppoint.Inside,thebodyofKhufurestedinagreatstonecoffin.Hisbodywaspreservedtolastforever,
7、andabouthimlaymanytreasures. Nowaftermanyyears,weatherhaswornawaytheshiningsurface,andmenhavetakensomeofthehugestonestobuildother:things.Thieveshavestolenthetreasures,andtheyhaveevenstolenthebodyofKhufuhimself. Today,thesidesoftheGreatPyramidarenolongersmoothand
8、white.Thelime-stoneisgone.Thehugestonesareexposedandyoucanclimbthem,likesteps,tothetop.Whenyouhavereachedthetop,youcanseemilesaroundyou.Youcanseethesmal
