Egyptian Pyramids

• Pyramids were built by workers who lived in villages by the pyramid build site. not the slaves or foreginers
• these villages had bakers, brewers, garneries, houses, even health care facilities
• some people were official employees of the pharaoh some were women
• many workers too a lot of pride in their work
• at giza about 20 to 30 thousand people worked on the pyramids over 80 years
• egyptians believed when pharoahs died they became king od the dead
• the new pharaoh became king of the sun and the heavens
• people believed that people had to take care of the pharoajs dead body because a part of their spirit remained or disasyter would befall egypt
• people would give the pharoah everything they need for their afterlife liek food, dolls, gold furniture
• pharoahs didnt only get pyramids sometimes they only had a tomb but it was enourmos
• at first huge tombs were built with a mound of dirt over it
• these inspired pyramids
• Some Pyramids are
• step pyramid of djoser
• maidum pyramid
• Bent Pyramid
• Red Pyramid
• Great Pyramid ( the largest)
• Pyramid of Phafre
• Pyramid of Menkaure
• Pyramid of pepi II
• The tombs built before pyramids were called mastabas
• Egyptians believed Pharoahs were gods so they built the pyramids as tombs for them,
• he first pyramid was the step pyramid at saqquara built for king zoser in 2750 BC
• the pyramids were constructed out of limestone blocks and desert clay
• the pyramids were meant to mimic the kings palace one main burial room and other small rooms surrounding it containing thingss like jewerly
• most people say the pyramids were built in 3200 BC
• Built during the Old and Middle King periods
• King Khufu began building pyramoids
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