The Giza pyramid complex consists of the Great Pyramid (also known as the Pyramid of Cheops or Khufu and constructed c. 2580 – c. 2560 BC), the somewhat smaller Pyramid of Khafre (or Chephren) a few hundred metres to the south-west, and the relatively modest-sized Pyramid of Menkaure (or Mykerinos) a few hundred metres farther south-west. The Great Pyramid of Giza was the tomb of pharaoh Khufu. It housed the body of the deceased and kept it safe. It demonstrated the status of the deceased and his family. It retained the deceased's place in society. It was a place where offerings could be brought to the deceased.
Abu Simbel is a historic site comprising two massive rock-cut temples in the village of Abu Simbel, Aswan
Governorate, Upper Egypt,near
the border with Sudan.
It is located on the western bank of Lake Nasser, about 230 km southwest of
Aswan 300 km. The twin temples were
originally carved out of the mountainside in the 13th century BC,During his reign, Ramesses II embarked
on an extensive building program
throughout Egypt and Nubia, which Egypt controlled.
Nubia was very important to the Egyptians because it was a source of gold and many other
precious trade goods.