Egyptian Pyramids

 Egypt is one of the most powerful civilisations ever in history.  The ancient country which lasted for 30 centuries is a topic that still is interesting to this day. This report will discuss the purpose of pyramids , the overall structure of pyramids and the history of pyramids.

Egyptian pharaohs were a lot like kings and gods to the Egyptian people. Egyptian people were believers of the supernatural and believed in different gods for different purposes. Egyptians believed that when you died you descended into the afterlife and you would take the things that were at your grave to the living world. So when pharaohs died they were buried with the items they possessed in the living world and took it with them in the afterlife. Before they were buried in the sand of the Egyptian desert,  now they were buried in the pyramids as a monument to their life.  The spirit of the pharaoh would climb the pyramids and then go into the heavens. However these treasures were often raided by robbers who stole the valuables of the pharaohs. To counteract this pharaohs would often build fake chambers or hidden passageways to their pyramids but often their attempts at preserving their valuables would be inadequate as it was still often stolen.  The Egyptian pyramid was made of many materials that made it the structure it is today and even with the lesser technology there was back then they still were able to make these grand structures.

For the early Egyptian pyramids which were called Mustabas they were made out of mud and stone. The Mastabas were stacked upon each other to make the pyramid. This idea was developed by the architect Imotep. The famous Sphinxes was 73 meters long and 66 feet high. The structure itself had the head of a man and the body of a lion. Another famous structure which is called The Great Pyramid had 2.3 million blocks of stone. It was 25 - 80 metric tons and was 480 feet or meters high. The Step Pyramid which was another famous pyramid was one of the tallest pyramids for 4 thousand years before getting surpassed by The Great Pyramid. The fact that with the limited technology that the Egyptians had it’s still a worldwide mystery to how the pyramids were made. The rich history that surrounds the pyramids are just as interesting and we’re going to delve more into that now.

Egypt was one of the richest civilisations for thousands of years.  The legacy of pyramids that were left behind are one of the greatest mysteries that plague the ancient world. With the pyramids being so old only a few pyramids are left behind such as The Great Pyramid of Giza. It is now a heritage and tourist attraction that attracts many tourists. There are also the remaining 100 pyramids that I stated before however they are very damaged. The pyramids are all different to how they looked before as they aged for thousands of years. Khufu, who was a pharaoh, wanted monuments to his death for his people to remember him. So he built a few tombs for his wife's and made one big pyramid for himself. This was called the Red Pyramid which was the first true pyramid of Egypt. His son who was now the pharaoh since his father had passed away decided to also make a pyramid which later surpassed his own fathers pyramid in size.

Egypt was one of the most interesting countries of the ancient world. It’s many achievements such as the pyramids all are things that attract tourists to its country. Although Egyptian pyramids may not be the same as they were before it’s structure and overall design are interesting to learn about and have still stood the test of time. Pyramids have a very interesting history full of interesting facts and perhaps one day we will solve the mystery of the Egyptian pyramids.