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Q: Is it true One reason that Ancient Egyptians built pyramid tombs was to protect dead pharaohs bodies from heat and dust.?
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Why mummification was used by the ancient Egyptians?

To store and preserve pharaohs when they die, they always put each one of the pharaohs in a certain pyramid


Why did they build the pyramid of Giza?

this is how the ancient Egyptians buried their Pharaohs (kings) and members of their royal families.


Were gorillas used by ancient Egyptians to protect pyramid entrances?

No. They wouldn't have ever seen or heard of gorillas.


Why was the pyramid important to Egyptians?

They used it to bury their kings, or pharaohs. They used it to build the pyramid for king Khufu


What role did pyramid play in ancient Egypt?

they were the tombs for the Pharaohs


Who was the first god or goddess to be put in a pyramid?

Pharaohs, or kings of Egypt, were put in pyramids (Egyptians considered their pharaohs to be gods). The Pyramid of Djoser (2630--2612 BC) was the first major pyramid constructed in Egypt.


When the Egyptians built the pyramid were they trying to impress people?

Actually they did not build the pyramids to impress people. The purpose of the pyramids was to protect the bodies (and funeral goods) of the Pharaohs and other important people who were buried inside them. The ancient Egyptians had rather extreme funeral customs. The fact that pyramids are impressive is purely coincidental to their actual function.


What was the technology of Ancient Egypt?

1.What technologies were used to build the Pyramid 2.Who were the ancient Egyptians 3.How did the Egyptians move the rock to build the Pyramid


What structures are ancient Egyptian pharaohs best known for?

kufu's pyramid


What did ancient Egyptians place at the top of a pyramid?

a capstone


Who are the first people to build a pyramid?

Ancient Egyptians.


How did the ancient egyptians built the pyramid?

by the help of slaves