Ancient Egyptians built pyramids as tombs for pharaohs and other royalty. The massive pyramids at Giza were constructed over many years using stone blocks that sometimes weighed more than two elephants. It took thousands of workers to build each pyramid as an enormous stone tomb for the afterlife. The pyramids contained treasures and mummies that were preserved to allow the spirits to survive after death.

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Ancient Egyptians constructed
pyramids to serve as tombs for
kings and queens. The pyramids at
Giza, Egypt, are some of the best-
known monuments in the world.
Their massive size and simple
shape fascinate people.

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Some of the pharaohs had pyramids
constructed for them when they die and go
to the afterlife. A pyramid was an
enormous stone tomb. Building a pyramid
was a huge project. Thousands of people
worked for many years to build one. The
stones that are to build the pyramid are
made of mud from the Nile and some of
the stone blocks that make up the
pyramids weigh more than two elephants!

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Pyramids were tombs built only for
royalty and other high-ranking people.
The ancient Egyptians believed that the
spirits of dead people could live on only
if their bodies survived. So they
preserved dead bodies by making them
into mummies. The ancient Egyptians
buried the mummies carefully inside
pyramids.

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Ancient people in the America and
the Middle East also built
pyramids. But the largest and best
known were constructed in Egypt
more than 3,500 years ago. Around
100 pyramids still stand on the
west bank of the Nile river.

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Many treasures were buried with royal
mummies. The ancient Egyptians
believed that all of the items a person
used in life would also be needed after
death. They buried thousands of items
with pharaohs and other important
people. These items were made of the
richest materials, such as gold and
jewels. Some mummies even had
coffins made from solid gold!

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Pyramids were holy places, where
spirits passed into the afterlife.
Hieroglyphs were carved inside to
guide each spirit on its journey.
Priests made offerings at nearby
temples to help the spirits.

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Building a pyramid was an huge
project. The largest, the Great
Pyramid of King Khufu, measured
an amazing 147 meters high!

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How did the Ancient Egyptians get the big
stone blocks up to the top of the pyramids?
They built ramps up the sides of the
pyramids, they destroyed them when the
pyramid was finished.
The pyramid is made from over 2 million
blocks of stone.
Each stone weighs between 2 and 15 tons.

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