How did the social, political, and religious customs of Ancient Egypt make

pyramid building possible?

Pyramid Building

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Built by slaves?Built by aliens?

Myths about Pyramid Building

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Aliens? Slaves?

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The pyramids were built by the Egyptians: most likely a skeleton crew of labourers that worked year round with the aid of surrounding farmers and local villagers during flood season (20-30,000 labourers in total)

Creation MythPyramids may have been an attempt

to re-create the primeval mound the Egyptians believed had emerged from the waters of chaos at the time of creation

The Great

Pyramids

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Q: How did the social, political, and religious customs of Ancient Egypt make pyramid building possible?

Recall stages of burial

Pit graves dug in hot desert sands (natural process of mummification due to nitrates)

Lined tombs (reproducing natural mumification

Earliest pyramids = mastabas (oblong tombs)

Step pyramids (series of mastabas stacked on top the other

True pyramids (fill in the steps)

Evolution of the Pyramid

Centrality of religion in Egyptian societyreligious purpose of preserving the body for

the afterlife (it would be needed by the ka) duplication of their best moments on earth

Pharaohs were god-Kings!

Purpose?

Anubis Overlooking the Pharaoh

During Mummificati

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