what is a sphinx ?
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a sphinx is a mythical creature with the head of a human and the body of a lion
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Sphinx is the mythological sculpture having the head of man and the body of a lion.
You must have heard of Great Sphinx of Giza which represents a mythological creature which symbolises the Spiritual guardian for the people of Egypt.
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1.Egypt is known as the Black land.
It is because Egypt is a Saharan country and located on the bank of Nile. The higher concentration of sediments from the world's longest river had turned the soil black, rich in humus.
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2. The King in Egypt was known as the Pharaohs
This word actually means a great house or a royal palace in Egyptian language. They used this for naming their kings from the year 18th Dynasty (New kingdom)
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3. Pyramids were the tombs of the kings.
The Pyramids of Giza or the tombs near Nile Delta were the place where the royals used to rule in the Old Kingdom. It was different for New kingdoms.
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4. The Great Pyramid at Giza was built by Pharaoh Khufu
He was the ruler of fourth dynasty, he made the tallest and oldest pyramid of Giza. After that his son and grandson made the other two out of the three large pyramids.
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5. The Egyptians preserved the bodies of the dead by mummification.
It is a process used by them to store the dead bodies by special treatment like drying and embalming. They bodies in these form are known to be mummies.