There are more then 90 pyramids in Egypt.
These pyramids wre in fact built as the huge stone tombs for a Pharaoh.
The Pyramids would contain everything the Pharaoh would need in his afterlife.
The burial chamber was filled with riches which the Pharaoh would take with him into the afterlife.
The Pharaohs were buried with religious writings to guide them in the afterlife.
Initially, these writings were written on the walls of the burial chambers, but
later were written on the coffins.
Then were written on papyrus, rolled up and placed in the coffin.
The pyramids were built close to the Nile because many of the huge stones had to be carried from the quarries by boat.
The pyramids are also located on the West bank of the Nile due to religious reasons.
The Egyptian pyramids are the oldest stone buildings in the world.
Ancient maps used the Pyramids as a starting point for drawing and measuring their charts.
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