WORLD CIVILIZATION

Detailed explanation-1: -The ancient Egyptians built massive public monuments to their pharaohs. But they also spent time and treasure creating hidden underground mausoleums. The most famed collection of such elaborate tombs-the Valley of the Kings-lies on the Nile’s west bank near Luxor.

Detailed explanation-2: -After death, the pharaohs of Egypt usually were mummified and buried in elaborate tombs.

Detailed explanation-3: -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.

Detailed explanation-4: -Inside the pyramid, Egyptians included treasured items such as gold, jewelry and pottery, and statues of the Pharaoh, which they believed he would take with him on his journey to the afterlife.