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Audio Video Interleaved Video  |  1993-11-19  |  5.7 MB  |  320x240  |  15fps  |  40 seconds
Transcription: The word pyramid is possibly of ancient Egyptian or Greek origin, referring to a cake-like structure with triangular sides that rise to a peak from a square, a rectangular, or a triangular base. The most famous man-made pyramids can be found in Egypt and were constructed of limestone as burial places for the Egyptian pharaohs of the Old Kingdom. about 3,000 years before the Christian era.