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Sphinx

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/sphinx

Step 2 · Questions

  1. 1. What is the location?

  2. 2. What is the estimated construction period?

  3. 3. What does the Great Sphinx look like?

  4. 4. How big is the Great Sphinx?

Step 3 · Words to know

Write what each word means, using the article.

  • Monolithic

  • Necropolis

  • Anthropomorphic

  • Subtractive Sculpture

Step 4 · Two facts in your own words

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

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