Why did they build the Pyramid?

Answer 1

Creating emloyment at manegment positions and keeping them slaves bizi :)

Answer 2

The Egyptians believed that the Earth began from a large mound resembling a pyramid, and that this shape was sacred. Originally, Egyptian burial sites were mastafas (sp?), the Arabic word for bench. The first pyramid was the Step Pyramid, which was the first large stone structure. It was basically a series of mastafas stacked on top of each other. The next attempt was the Bent Pyramid, which is so called because halfway up, it began to collapse because of the extreme weight, so they changed the angle, giving it a bent look. The first true pyramid was the Red Pyramid, made of red sandstone.

The Egyptians believed that you continue to live after death, as long as your body and memory are preserved. This is why they mummified their dead, and had such extravagant burials, leaving jewelry, food, furniture, etc. in their tombs for the use of the deceased in the afterlife. They also believed that the dead could intercede for them with the gods, and because the pharoah was a god on earth, it was especially important for him to have a great tomb.

Though originally Egyptologists believed that the pyramids were built by slaves, recent findings have proven that this is not the case. Dr. Zahi Hawass, the director of the Giza Plateau, has unearthed the village and burial grounds for the workers who built the pyramids at Giza. Some of the tombs there are very ornate, and within sight of the pyramids. No slave would have been buried that close to the pharoah. Also, they have found the areas where the workers were fed, and they were given very high quality food. Finally, they have found that they were given very good medical care, which also makes it unlikely that they were slaves. It's more likely that it was a sort of public works project, so that when the Nile flooded every year, farmers would have something to do and earn money at. And because the pharoah was considered a god, it was considered a religious duty to help build his tomb.

Answer 3

This is pretty much difficult question to answer, but according to my knowledge, there are some secrets with in mathematics and nature were reveal by them.

During Egypt's Old Kingdom , the pharaohs established a stable central government in the fertile Nile Valley. Perhaps the greatest testaments to their power were the pyramids and other tombs built to shelter them in the afterlife.

Kings of the Dead

Ancient Egyptians believed that when the pharaoh died, he became Osiris, king of the dead. The new pharaoh became Horus, god of the heavens and protector of the sun god. This cycle was symbolized by the rising and setting of the sun.

Some part of a dead pharaoh's spirit, called his ka, was believed to remain with his body. And it was thought that if the corpse did not have proper care, the former pharaoh would not be able to carry out his new duties as king of the dead. If this happened, the cycle would be broken and disaster would befall Egypt.

To prevent such a catastrophe, each dead pharaoh was mummified, which preserved his body. Everything the king would need in his afterlife was provided in his grave—vessels made of clay, stone, and gold, furniture, food, even doll-like representations of servants, known as ushabti. His body would continue to receive food offerings long after his death.


Tombs Fit for Kings

To shelter and safeguard the part of a pharaoh's soul that remained with his corpse, Egyptians built massive tombs—but not always pyramids.

Before the pyramids, tombs were carved into bedrock and topped by flat-roofed structures called mastabas. Mounds of dirt, in turn, sometimes topped the structures.

The pyramid shape of later tombs could have come from these mounds. More likely, Egyptian pyramids were modeled on a sacred, pointed stone called the benben. The benben symbolized the rays of the sun; ancient texts claimed that pharaohs reached the heavens via sunbeams


Who Built the Pyramids?

Contrary to some popular depictions, the pyramid builders were not slaves or foreigners. Excavated skeletons show that they were Egyptians who lived in villages developed and overseen by the pharaoh's supervisors.

The builders' villages boasted bakers, butchers, brewers, granaries, houses, cemeteries, and probably even some sorts of health-care facilities—there is evidence of laborers surviving crushed or amputated limbs. Bakeries excavated near the Great Pyramids could have produced thousands of loaves of bread every week.

Some of the builders were permanent employees of the pharaoh. Others were conscripted for a limited time from local villages. Some may have been women: Although no depictions of women builders have been found, some female skeletons show wear that suggests they labored with heavy stone for long periods of time.

Graffiti indicates that at least some of these workers took pride in their work, calling their teams "Friends of Khufu," "Drunkards of Menkaure," and so on—names indicating allegiances to pharaohs.

An estimated 20,000 to 30,000 workers built the Pyramids at Giza over 80 years. Much of the work probably happened while the River Nile was flooded.

Huge limestone blocks could be floated from quarries right to the base of the Pyramids. The stones would likely then be polished by hand and pushed up ramps to their intended positions.

It took more than manual labor, though. Architects achieved an accurate pyramid shape by running ropes from the outer corners up to the planned summit, to make sure the stones were positioned correctly. And priests-astronomers helped choose the pyramids' sites and orientations, so that they would be on the appropriate axis in relation to sacred constellations.

From stone pusher to priest, every worker would likely have recognized his or her role in continuing the life-and-death cycle of the pharaohs, and thereby in perpetuating the glory of Egypt.

Believed by mainstream Egyptologists to have been constructed in approximately 20 years and 20 days, the generally accepted estimated date of its completion is c. 2560 BC.[1] This date is loosely supported by archaeological findings which have yet to reveal a civilization (of sufficient population size or technical ability) older than the fourth dynasty in the area.


The Great Pyramid is the oldest and largest of the three pyramids in the Giza Necropolis bordering what is now Cairo, Egypt in Africa. It is the main part of a complex setting of buildings that included two mortuary temples in honor of Khufu (one close to the pyramid and one near the Nile), three smaller pyramids for Khufu's wives, an even smaller "satellite" pyramid, a raised causeway connecting the two temples, and small mastaba tombs surrounding the pyramid for nobles. One of the small pyramids contains the tomb of queen Hetepheres (discovered in 1925), sister and wife of Sneferu and the mother of Khufu. There was a town for the workers of Giza, including a cemetery, bakeries, a beer factory and a copper smelting complex. More buildings and complexes are being discovered by The Giza Mapping Project.

A few hundred meters south-west of the Great Pyramid lies the slightly smaller Pyramid of Khafre, one of Khufu's successors who is also commonly considered the builder of the Great Sphinx, and a few hundred metres further south-west is the Pyramid of Menkaure, Khafre's successor, which is about half as tall. In modern day, the pyramid of Khafre is the tallest of the three pyramids since the Great Pyramid has lost about 30 feet of material from its tip. In ancient times, Khufu's pyramid was indeed taller, but even then, Khafre's pyramid appeared taller because its sides are at a steeper angle than Khufu's pyramid and it was constructed on higher ground.

Answer 4

They were a bunch of egotistical crazed men (and also women in come cases) that wanted to be gods and to show their material wealth and power as proof of it.

Answer 5

To tell their successors about their Royal lifestyle.
TO ADD SOME PAGES/NEWS IN THE HISTROY TEXT BOOK.

Answer 6

For us to have a Holiday watching them

Answer 7

for the after life of the pharos =)

Answer 8

They wanted something to put their dead body in...had a lot of slavers and a lot of time too...

Answer 9

they built to put mummified people in the rooms.

Answer 10

To confuse us!!