PYRAMIDS!

People think that aliens built the pyramids because with the technology we now have we still can’t build a pyramid.Other people think that Egyptians built the pyramids because why would aliens want to build a pyramid for another race other than their own?

The pyramids were built providing chambers for the Pharaohs and queens.They were filled with treasures and all sorts of other goods for the afterlife

HOW WERE THE PYRAMIDS BUILT?

Pyramids were built more than 4,500 years ago. Around 23 million stone blocks were pulled up the ramp to the pyramid. It took 1 million men twenty years to build a pyramid..

THE FUNERAL!

Before the dead Pharaoh could be buried the body had to be preserved or mummified.The organs and brain were removed and put into special jars. The Pharaoh was soothed in oils and then wrapped in linen bandages.

They believed that life continued after death. They thought that everything that made life pleasant was needed in the afterlife such as furniture, food and even games were included. The pyramids were there to bury the dead Pharaoh.

THE GREAT STEP PYRAMID!

The Great Step Pyramid was the first large stone structure in human history. It was built for the Pharaoh Drossier at Saqqara around 2,680 B.C. It was designed by the architect Imhotep.

The Sphinx!

The Great Sphinx has guarded the Egyptian pyramids at Giza for 45,000 years. The complete Sphinx sculpted from a mass of natural rock, measures 20m tall. The Sphinx has a body of a lion and a head of a Pharoah.

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