GK
WORLD HISTORY
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pyramids
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polytheism
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empire
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city-state
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Giza Pyramids, built to endure an eternity, have done just that. The monumental tombs are relics of Egypt’s Old Kingdom era and were constructed some 4, 500 years ago. Egypt’s pharaohs expected to become gods in the afterlife.
Detailed explanation-2: -They desiccated their bodies for use in the afterlife and built pyramids – ‘resurrection machines’ – that would ensure the pharaoh had eternal life by transfiguring him into a star, living on in the night sky forever. Ancient Egyptian literature often suggests a similar ethos.
Detailed explanation-3: -Pyramid/Great Pyramid Pyramids were the burial places for Egyptian royalty during the Old Kingdom. The three large pyramids at Giza were built for three generations of Egyptian kings: Khufu, his son Khafre, and his grandson Menkaure.
Detailed explanation-4: -Ancient Egyptians were mummified when they died and the body preserved then wrapped up in linen. Pharaohs were mummified with amulets and jewels inside the linen wrappings and then buried in lots of coffins inside coffins to protect the body.