Egypt-pyramids

Pyramids were built as tombs for the pharaohs and their queens. The pharaohs usually referred to them as their “House of eternity. They began putting ideas together for their houses of eternity as soon as they took power. Pharaohs wanted to buried with all their gold and possessions. Pyramids were made will booby traps in case anyone wanted to steal the pharaohs possessions. But, the people who made the pyramids knew how to get around the traps and were sometimes successful in stealing the pharaohs possessions. All sides of the pyramids were to face directly north, south, east, and west. Large stones were cut from rock quarries and used them to build the pyramids. Most of the workers were farmers who worked during the flood season, when their fields were under water. As of 2008, about 138 pyramids have been discovered in Egypt. The Great Pyramid of Giza is the largest in Egypt and one of the largest in the world.