For instance, Egyptian women donned ornate jewelry and wigs, the men boxed, fenced and wrestled for sport and the children played with board games, dolls and other toys. Over the thousands of years ancient Egyptians thrived, they ushered in perhaps the most advanced civilization the world had ever known, and many of the fixtures of their society are still commonplace. Of course, the pyramids are only part of ancient Egypt's legacy. Originally standing 481 feet (147 meters) tall, the Great Pyramid towers over monuments like the Statue of Liberty and Big Ben. There may be no greater tribute to a society's ingenuity and vision than Egypt's Great Pyramid of Giza. Sure, the Great Pyramid is magnificent, but ancient Egyptians can take credit for a whole lot more than that.
