WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Egypt’s pharaohs expected to become gods in the afterlife. To prepare for the next world they erected temples to the gods and massive pyramid tombs for themselves-filled with all the things each ruler would need to guide and sustain himself in the next world.

Detailed explanation-2: -Pyramids today stand as a reminder of the ancient Egyptian glorification of life after death, and in fact, the pyramids were built as monuments to house the tombs of the pharaohs. Death was seen as merely the beginning of a journey to the other world.

Detailed explanation-3: -Q: Why was the Egyptian afterlife so important? The afterlife in Ancient Egypt granted eternity to the dead. Egyptians were obsessed with life and wanted to make sure their dead ones survive it and continue to live in the underworld.

Detailed explanation-4: -Egyptian pyramids were built as tombs for the pharaohs and their consorts during the Old and Middle Kingdom as an expression of belief in the structure to be a means to immortality and a portal to the afterlife.

Detailed explanation-5: -Household equipment and food and drink were placed on offering tables outside the tomb’s burial chamber to provide for the person’s needs in the afterworld. Written funerary texts consisting of spells or prayers were also included to assist the dead on their way to the afterworld.