he reason for this is because mummifying a body was very expensive. These people were buried with everything they believed they were going to need in the after life. Some examples were food, gold, tools and miniature dolls symbolizing the servants. The richer the person the more things that were buried.

In the 26th century BC, as Egyptian civilization was reaching its height, three kings: Khufu, his son Khafre, and his grandson Menkure. They ordered the construction of three huge pyramids that would serve as their tombs. The first of these, the Great Pyramid, is the largest ever built. It stands with the other two pyramids and the Great Sphinx in a cluster near the town of Giza. The ancient Greeks named the pyramids one of the Seven Wonders of the World, and today they, or at least Giza, are the oldest structures in the existence, having been started 4,617 years ago. The pyramids were built with the begrudging help of great armies of slaves (David, 1986). As just mentioned, these were ordered by the ancient pharaohs of Egypt as tombs for preserving their royal bodies. Pyramids were meant to be monuments to the pharaoh's greatness, filled with great treasures for the afterlife. To construct these massive shrines for themselves, the pharaohs copied the Great Pyramid of Giza. But the Great Pyramid itself contains no pharaoh's body, no treasure chamber, and not treasures. (Evans, 1979).

At least 80 royal pyramids have been found in Egypt, but none rival the three Giza. Many of the lesser pyramids have been reduces to rubble (Edward, 1987). The oldest pyramid known is the Step Pyramid of King Zoser Saqqara (c.2650 BC). It has a larger mastaba as its nucleus and consists of six terraces of diminishing sizes, one built upon the other. At one point, it was surrounded by an elaborate complex of buildings, now partially restored, whose function related to the cult of the dead (Edwards, 1987) The next phase of development is represented by the 93-305 foot high pyramid at Maydum, built at the order of Snefru, founder of the 4th dynasty (c.2613-c.2498 BC). This structure was designed as a step pyramid; later the steps were covered with a smooth tone facing to produce sloping sides. Snefru also built the pyramid at Dahshur. Halfway between its base and apex its inclination was changed, so that it is bent in appearance (Edwards, 1987). A characteristic feature of all classical Egyptian pyramids, including those of Snefru, is a temple complex, comprising a lower or valley temple at a short distance from the pyramid and connected by a cause way with a mortuary temple, situated adjacent to the pyramid. The most elaborate example of the temple complex is found at Giza, where the 4th-dynasty pyramids of Kings Cheops, Chephren, and Mycerinus lie in close proximity to each other. The pyramid of Khufu, erected c.2500 BC, as mentioned priorly is the largest in the world, measuring 756 feet o

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