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The Pharaoh used this as a form of relief work - they hired the farmers to build the pyramids during the flood season when they had no work on their farms and would otherwise be bereft of subsistence - a win-win arrangement: the Pharaoh got his tomb built and paid for it out of the state granaries, and the farmers got food during the off season.
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∙ 15y agoThe ancient Egyptians built pryamids to honour theirs Pharaohs and Gods/Goddesses. They also built them for the afterlife. They believeed that in the afterlife, you would be immortal if you were buried in a pyramid.
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∙ 13y agoNo, the purpose of pyramids was to protect from grave robbers. (how ironic that every pyramid built was broken into) They believed that the body could not be disturbed to make it to the "after-life".
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∙ 11y agoThe Egyptians used the pyramids as tombs for the pharaohs. They had all of their gold, jewls,things they used in their every day life in there, and things the Egyptians thought would make them have a happy afterlife. They also had paintings and statues and of course the mummy!
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∙ 13y agoThe Ancient Egytpians believed that pyramids made you immortal in the afterlife.
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∙ 14y agocosidered a door of salvation
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Why did the egyptians build the pyramids pointing the sky?
It's important because the ancient Egyptians can't bury the people under sand because when it ever rains it will unbury the person so they made pyramids to store mummies or other things in the pyramids
What did ancient Egyptians put dead bodies in?
In a tomb.... then they buried the important people in the pyramids and the not so important people any random place in the dessert ;) ;) ;) ;) ;) ;) ;) ;) ;) ;) ;) ;) ;) ;) ;) ;) ;) ;) ;) ;) ;) ;) ;) ;) ;) ;) ;) ;) ;) ;) ;) ;) ;) ;)
How do we know that the afterlife was so important to the ancient Egyptians?
We know that the Afterlife was important to ancient Egyptians because they spent so much time and money building pyramids and preserving bodies. They left behind copies of their Book of the Dead.
Did the early ancient Egyptians bury their dead amongst the papyrus reeds?
i believe so because i know that they buried the bodies in the pyramids after
Why were important stuff in ancient Egyptians tombs?
so that they can use it in the afterlife. :)
Why did the egyptians build the pyramids pointing the sky?
It's important because the ancient Egyptians can't bury the people under sand because when it ever rains it will unbury the person so they made pyramids to store mummies or other things in the pyramids
What did ancient Egyptians put dead bodies in?
In a tomb.... then they buried the important people in the pyramids and the not so important people any random place in the dessert ;) ;) ;) ;) ;) ;) ;) ;) ;) ;) ;) ;) ;) ;) ;) ;) ;) ;) ;) ;) ;) ;) ;) ;) ;) ;) ;) ;) ;) ;) ;) ;) ;) ;)
Why was measurement so important to the Egyptians?
so that they could make pyramids
How did the pyramids become so important in the egyptians life?
it was like a buger king.
Why did the Ancient Egyptians constructed the pyramids?
they made the pyramids because it is a spiritual thing so the person buried in there will have everything he/she needs to go into the after life.
Why did they want to build pyramids?
The Ancient Egyptians built the pyramids to put their enbalmed pharaohs into so that their graves and tombs would keep their bodies safe.
How do we know that the afterlife was so important to the ancient Egyptians?
We know that the Afterlife was important to ancient Egyptians because they spent so much time and money building pyramids and preserving bodies. They left behind copies of their Book of the Dead.
Why were Egyptian gods so important to egyptians?
Gods were important to Ancient Egyptians for the same reason God is important to people today
Why were the ancient Egyptians gods so important?
cause they ruled
Why did Egyptians do pyramids?
Pyramids are tombs , so the Egyptians would make them to bury there pharaohs in once they died....
Why were important stuff in ancient Egyptians tombs?
so that they can use it in the afterlife. :)
Did the early ancient Egyptians bury their dead amongst the papyrus reeds?
i believe so because i know that they buried the bodies in the pyramids after
