This report is about ancient Egyptian pyramids and how they were built. also includes information on why they were built. Title: Egyptian Pyramids
Date Submitted: 12/28/2004 04:34:34
Category: / History / Ancient History
Length: 3 pages (811 words)
Category: / History / Ancient History
Length: 3 pages (811 words)
The ruins of 35 major pyramids still stand near the Nile River in Egypt. Pyramids were built as the home of the everlasting for the king, the pharaoh's Castle of Eternity. The ancient Egyptians believed in life after death. The pyramids were the homes for Egyptian royalty when they died. Inside the pyramids with the royal body, were kept precious treasures and gold so that the body would live happily in the so called "Afterlife".
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…up the ramp on sleds. As the courses were laid the inside chambers and hallways were built. The completed pyramid would have two hundred and one tiers and would be four hundred and eighty one feet high. Some pyramids could take twenty years to complete and would use a million people or more to build it. Other buildings and smaller pyramids would be nearby. One of the smaller pyramids would be for the pharaoh's queen.
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