The Purpose Of The Pyramids In Ancient Egypt

The pyramids of Egypt were one of the most influential pieces in ancient Egyptian society. The pyramids were the royal tomb and place of accent for a deceased Pharaoh spirits. From the top point of the pyramid, it was thought, the soul would travel to the afterlife of the Field of Reeds and, if it so chose, could easily return to earth. Pyramids in the early dynasties were built as temples for the priests and nobles to worship the gods. Many people today think that the Pyramids are just tombs for the Pharaohs but the Pyramids were actually used for many purposes throughout Ancient Egypt.
The Pyramids was a focal point to religion in Egypt. The main ideas of the Pyramids were to create a place of worship and a place to travel to the afterlife for the Pharaohs. Pyramids took a very long time to build. It would employ as many as 100,000 individuals and take 20 years to build. The average citizen of Egypt who worked in agriculture, would construct the Pyramids during the flooding of the Nile River. Skilled workers however, were on site throughout the entire year. The Pyramid design
In the early times of Egypt they were buried in oval shaped graves. Then they were buried in a mastaba which is a low, flat roofed tomb. The mastaba was eventually widened to make the Step Pyramid. A Step Pyramid starts with a mastaba on the bottom them smaller and smaller mastabas on top. These were literally interpreted as the stairway to heaven. The Bent Pyramid came next as the first attempt at what we now think of the Egyptian Pyramids. The Bent Pyramid was created by a miscalculation. The sides of the pyramid were too steep to be stable so halfway through construction the angle was decreased and it formed the shape of the Bent Pyramid. The Pyramids of Giza was the last design of the Pyramid that was ever used by Egypt. After the end of Pyramid building the Pharaohs were buried in the valley of the