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7y ago

Tombs in Egypt, like many civilizations, were originally designed to protect the corpse from scavengers (there's little more disturbing to most people than seeing a coyote carrying off part of dear old Aunt Margret) and to act as memorials.

In Egypt, the kings were viewed as being God Incarnate and so deserved a memorial worthy of such a title. The original royal tombs were not pyramids, but still elaborately designed and decorated, then the "step pyramid" was popular, finally replaced by the "classic" pyramid we all recognize. However, their function remained essentially unchanged.

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The tombs of the ancient Egyptians were important to them because in their religious beliefs the soul was able to return to the body for a visit. That was why the tombs had all the material items of the deceased plus wall paintings depicting everyday life events. This would make the soul or "ka" feel comfortable. In our own time, the ancient tombs give us insight into the lives of the ancient Egyptians and enable us to study their craftsmanship and in some cases their philosophies.

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this was how they showed respect for their dead Egyptian pyramids have dimensions that help preserve bodies and help transport the dead to the spirit world.

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They were so important because they had all of their gold and prised posetions baried with them.

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Because they did have any God back then. People need something to believe in and they idolized Pharaohs, Pyramids, and tombs for wealth, food, and etc.

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Pharaohs hid their tombs because they were afraid of robbers robbing the tombs so they tried to hide them away from robbers.


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Pharaohs thrones were placed in their tombs so that they could become a ruler in the afterlife.


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The answer is for the built kings and pharaohs.Someone important and for loyalty. They were built because people had nothing better to do but makes tombs for the dead who they think with there dumb minds that they are going to another world


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