How the Ancient Egyptian Pyramids Were Built

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Keywords
pyramids egypt pharaohs buildings construction design innovation architecture Great Pyramid Khufu
Subjects
History-Social Science Engineering & Architecture STEAM
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Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5 Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8 Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12
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How the Ancient Egyptian Pyramids Were Built

Explore how and why the pyramids were built in ancient Egypt and analyze the architectural breakthroughs necessary to build ever-larger pyramids and the religious purpose for building them in these two video segments from NOVA: This Old Pyramid. Pyramids were more than monuments for the people who built them; they were doorways to the afterlife for the pharaoh.
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