还记得去年的断臂维纳斯有多高吗?今年高考数学除了天坛有多少块砖,埃及金字塔也出现了。或许,明年即将高考的同学可以考虑一下埃菲尔铁塔?或者是蒙娜丽莎的微笑。
借此机会(蹭蹭热点),我们就来看看,埃及金字塔里面有啥东西?
03:35WhatsinsideEgyptsGreatPyramid?03:35来自LearnAndRecord无注释原文:
WhatsinsideEgyptsGreatPyramid?
EncyclopaediaBritannica
Whenpeoplethinkofthepyramids,theirbrainsusuallygostraighttomummiesandtreasures.
Theymaythinkofacertaininfamousgoldensarcophagusormaybeofhieroglyphicscoatingtheinsidesofbigtriangularwalls.Ataboutfeettall,theGreatPyramidofGizaisthebiggestpyramidinEgypt.Soitmusthavealotofcoolstuffinside,right?Notexactly.
Mostpyramidsconsistalmostentirelyofsolidstone,andtheGreatPyramidisnoexception.Butwhatitlacksinquantity,itsortofmakesupinmystery.LikemostEgyptianpyramids,thethreepyramidsofGizaareroyaltombs.
TheGreatPyramid,orPyramidofKhufu,isthefinalrestingplaceofthepharaohKhufu,ruledinthe25thcenturyBCE.Itistheoldestandtallestofthethreepyramids.Itsmadeupofabout2.3millionblocksoflimestone,andnotmuchelse.TheresactuallyverylittleopenspaceinsidetheGreatPyramid.
Thisdiagramshowswhatweknowtobeinthere.Fromtheentrance,theresapassagewithascendinganddescendingbranches.Thedescendingbranchleadstoanundergroundchamber,whichisusuallywherepharaohswerelaidtorest.However,thisoneappearstobeunfinished.
KhufussarcophagusisinanotherchamberknownastheKingsChamber,uptheotherpassageandthroughthelong,tallslantingGrandGallery.TheKingsChamberislinedwithhugeblocksofgranite.Allthatstherenowisahugegranitesarcophagus,whichoncehousedthepharaohsmummy.Sorry,hieroglyphicsfans--thewallsarebare.
AbovetheKingsChamberarefive