King Khufu and the great Pyramid اسرار لا تعرفها عن الملك خوفو والهرم الاكبر

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King Khufu and the great Pyramid of Egypt  اسرار لا تعرفها عن الملك خوفو والهرم الاكبر  في هذا الفيديو سوف نتعرف على الملك خوفو صاحب الهرم الاكبر وعلى الهرم الاكبراحد عجائب الدنيا السبعة

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00:00This is the last pharaoh of ancient Egypt. He ruled over Egypt about 400 years before Jesus

00:06Christ was born. His real name was Khufu, but we call him Chaops because that's how the Greeks

00:12pronounced it. Khufu built the largest pyramid in Egypt and one of the seven wonders of the ancient

00:18world. But when he died, nobody knew what happened to his body. For over 2,000 years, historians have

00:26been searching for the lost tomb of the great pharaoh, and just when they thought they had

00:30found it, bam! Another discovery that turns everything upside down. What? The official

00:37story says that after King Khufu died, his son, Kha, took over the throne. But according to another

00:45theory, it was actually Queen Huttia Shepsis who became the new ruler after Khufu's death.

00:51Who's that? Well, she was Khufu's wife and the mother of his successor. But wait, there's more.

01:01According to some historians, Queen Hettiferes may have actually been the one who built the

01:06Great Pyramid of Giza as her own tomb. Why would she want to be buried in a pyramid? Well, back in

01:12those days, the bigger the tomb, the more important the person was. And what could be more important

01:18than an actual pyramid? Plus, it's not like they were short on space or anything. Just look at this

01:24aerial view. They got all kinds of room to spare. Okay, let me get you up to speed on what we know

01:30so far. See, King Khufu was the second pharaoh of the fourth dynasty, which means he had a dad and a

01:37successor. We know that because the ancient Egyptians kept meticulous records of their lineage. Like the

01:44kingship wasn't hereditary or anything. King Khufu's dad was King Sneferu, and his successor

01:50was King Khafre, unless it was Queen Hatshepsut. We don't really know because the ancient Egyptians

01:55didn't exactly write down everything they were thinking. What?

02:01According to this crazy theory, Queen Hatshepsut faked her way into King Khufu's heart and then into the

02:08throne. To pull off this elaborate scheme, she had to make everyone think that her son was the true

02:15heir to the throne, even though he was really just a product of her treachery. But why would she want

02:21to be queen? Well, if you're gonna commit a string of betrayals, you might as well go all the way. And

02:28besides, women weren't allowed to be pharaohs in ancient Egypt, unless they were acting pharaohs, so maybe

02:35she just wanted to keep it in the family. Okay, now let's talk pyramids. What's the deal with that?

02:42Well, we know that King Khufu built his pyramid first, but Queen Hetafiris may have wanted one

02:47too. You know, they say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, so maybe she built hers bigger to

02:55show how much she loved him, or maybe she was just trying to outdo her predecessor. It's hard to say,

03:00because people are complicated. But what does it mean for King Khufu's legacy if his pyramid was

03:07actually built by his wife? Well, for starters, it means he wasn't as great as we thought he was.

03:13I mean, come on, he couldn't even protect his own pyramid. But seriously, it just shows how much

03:20things have changed over the years. Back in the day, it was all about the size of your tomb.

03:25The bigger, the better. But these days, it's more about the memories you make along the way.

03:33Oh, and speaking of memories, do you remember when we went to the British Museum and saw this statue

03:38of King Khufu? Yeah, me too. It's one of my favorite memories. Well, folks, it looks like we've

03:48reached the end of our time here today. Join us next time for more adventures in history.

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