Find out which type of pyramid was built first. As the vizier, or head of state, you undertake the most important project of your career - the building of the king’s pyramid. Journey back four and a half thousand years to Egypt's Old Kingdom, to the Pyramid Age. Egyptians who were poor were buried in the sand whilst the rich ones were buried in a tomb.įind out more about mummies and the afterlife Egyptians paid vast amounts of money to have their bodies properly preserved. They would need all the things they had used when they were alive, so their families would put those things in their graves. The Egyptians believed that when they died, they would make a journey to another world where they would lead a new life. In this painting we can see some of the animals they kept. We can learn about how the Egyptians lived by looking at the walls of pyramids. We can learn about how the Egyptians lived by looking at the objects stored in pyramids ready to be used in the afterlife. By examining the objects (artifacts) and paintings in the tombs, we have been able to understand a lot more about life in Ancient Egypt. How do pyramids help us know so much about life in Ancient Egypt?Īncient Egyptians were buried with their belongings and the tomb walls were painted with scenes from the dead persons life. It has the body of a lion and the head of a pharaoh. The Sphinx stands in front of all the pyramids in Giza. It is over 140 metres high and took 20 years to build. The Great Pyramid is the largest and most famous of the pyramids. What was is the name of the most famous pyramid? The stones could be bought nearer to the pyramid building site by boat. The reason they built the pyramids next to the Nile River was so it would be easier to get the blocks to the pyramid.
Why did they build pyramids next to the Nile? The dry desert heat worked to keep the Pharaohs's body and his belongings from decomposing and rotting away. Most of the pyramids can be found on the western side of the Nile River, just into the dry desert. The tombs were designed to protect the buried Pharaoh's body and his belongings. The Egyptians believed that if the pharaoh's body could be mummified after death the pharaoh would live forever. Why did the Ancient Egyptians build pyramids? They have stood for thousands of years, filled with many hidden secrets: clues about what life (and death) was like in Ancient Egypt.
The pyramids are the stone tombs of Egypt's kings - the Pharaohs and one of the world's greatest historical mysteries.
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