The Great Pyramids of Giza

The idea I will be focusing on has a lot of conspiracies and it is on how and why the great pyramids of Giza were built and what the purpose behind the great pyramids of Giza was.The research process will begin from the beginning of the archaic period so I can be able to get a good understanding of how Egypt was before the pyramids were built and up to the end of the Old kingdom of Egypt where the pyramids got built and they began resembling Egypt.Students will then develop an historically relevant question that analyses various aspects of Western CivilizationsStudents will need to develop questions that address questions of how or why rather than factually based questions, students want to an analytical essay and not a reporStudents must then locate at least 10 sources (5 primary and 5 secondary) that will assist them in answering their question(s)Primary source material includes sources from the period being studied and can include, but are not limited to: letters, histories, journals, paintings, architecture, sculpture, etc.Acceptable secondary source material would include, but not limited to scholarly journal articles, appropriate scholarly databases and websites (official museums and libraries), historical documentaries that demonstrate rigorous scholarly research, etc.Students should consult the assigned reader, online librarian, or instructor for assistance in obtaining sourcesStudents will then write a formal 2500-3000-word analytical essay that presents a clear argument or thesis that may be supported by secondary and primary sourcesEssays should be submitted as a PDF or DOCXFormat should include Times New Roman 12-in font, standard margins, and double spacedProper citations should be used for all references made to sources along with a Works Cited page using the Chicago style