Why did Egyptian Kings build Pyramids?

Question

what kind of artifacts and everyday items did they put in the tomb

Answer 1

To be used as tombs, and as a passage to the after-life... MAINLY!!!

Answer 2

Mainly as tombs and the idea of the Pyramids along the old history developed and the final development was the three Pyramids in Giza I think.
Ancient Egyptians believed in the other life after death, that's why they did everything to keep the body and all the needs of the king with him. There are also many cases that you find the servants of the king buried close to him. Some kinds of food were found in tombs after thousands of years and were still edible. They put also some ways of protection in the tomb from thieves as all treasures of the king and queens were kept with them. Many people say it's the curse or kind of magic, but I don't think it was the truth.
Pyramidology tells about the power in the shape of Pyramid that it can keep bodies or fruits fresh for longer time.
Everyday there is something new discovered about the great ancient Egyptians. For this reason Egypt was called mother of the world.

Answer 3

The Pharaohs changed to the use of the large pyramid shaped tombs after almost a millenia of using mastabas.
Mastabas and pyramids are both identified with the Benben or primordial mound. The ancient Egyptians believed that all life was thought to come from the Ben ben and there was one incorporated into the building of the first Egyptian city. Which was dedicated to the God Ptah,the ancient city of Hikaptah or "White Walls" that the Greeks later named Memphis.
The first pyramids built were little more than extended mastabas. Which are an ingot shaped stone construction with chambers for the burial of the deceased,passageways and storage areas also the necessary ritual offering rooms.
On the top of the mastaba was piled earth and sand to make the tomb more identifiable with the Benben.
This type of royal burial is commonly found at Abydoss,used by the 1st. to 3rd. Dynasty Pharaohs and also in the areas around Giza ,Saqqara and Dashur by later Royals and nobles.This was the mode of burial of the Pharaohs up until the construction of the first successful pyramid.
Which was quite a significant and revolutionary change in tradition of royal burials.
This well recognized pyramid was constructed by the famed Imhotep for the Pharaoh Djoser, and it is known as the Step pyramid.
Another theory that is well worth consideration was the growing importance of the solar cult at that period.
As well as the pyramid shaped tombs the Pharaohs from the 4th Dynasty onwards also placed significant importance on the building of a Solar Temple which significantly had a pyramidion shaped roof. Or it was completely constructed in the shape of a small pyramid.
This Solar Cult tradition was still incorporated into Royal burial complexes long after the the larger resource draining pyramid building stopped.
Many examples of tombs with incorporated solar temples have been located in Upper and Lower Egypt throughout Egypt's Dynastic history.
Ritual funerary offerings for the Pharaoh or a member of the royal family would incorporate a huge and vast selection of personal and practical goods. As it was thought that the deceased would require exactly the same type of things and of the quality and quantity that they were used to in this life in the afterworld.
The Solar Barques buried along side the pyramids would carried the Ka of the Pharaoh through the night sky with the Gods to the Tuat.It was only by passing through this trial that they could be brought to judgement in the Hall of Maa't.
The ancient Egyptians did not really have a lot of concern for this earthly life, as it was considered just a pause or stopover in the ultimate destination to a state of eternal bliss.A place similar to the Egypt that they knew, but more prefect and with all things in harmony. This was sometimes referred to as "nuheh".But "shenu" was the more popular name as it meant eternally round .
It was considered not only important to leave a lasting supply of food and beer.But also to supply servants to preform the needs would that would be involved in their care.Games and past times were also catered for. This was done buy placing painted representations or models that depicted the required item. Such as the hundreds of small statues that depicted individual servants,each with a designated task to perform..
All these funerary goods would have once been placed carefully in each of the mastabas and pyramids.
But since antiquity the pyramids especially, have been a magnet for grave robbers. As can be seen by what has been recovered.
The only Pharaoh to have any mortal remains survive to this century is Menukare,owner of the smaller of the three pyramids at the Giza Plataue, and it was only his fore arm, found left behind in a pile of rubble in the Kings chamber.

Answer 4

Egyptians believed the recently dead Pharoah became Osiris, god of the dead and the underworld, while the new Pharoah became Horus, god of the sun.

Part of the Pharoah's spirit, the ka, remained with the body after death. If the spirit were stolen, believed the Egyptians, then there would be no Osiris and disaster would befall Egypt.

So to ensure the continued cycle, the Egyptians mummified the Pharoah's body to ensure its safety, then buried it along with necessary belongings in a secure tomb, the Pyramid. The idea was to give the dead Pharoah everything he would need to conduct the business of Osiris in the after life, and to protect the body, these possessions, and the ka.

Answer 5

They were used as tombs for their Pharaohs. Egyptians believed that they could take their earthly possessions with them. Hence the kings needed more room to store all of his wealth and treasure.

Answer 6

To make themselves immortal. The pyramids are tombs.

Answer 7

they were used as tombs to burry the pharoah who built it when he dies....the three pyramids were built by three pharoahs of Egypt....they built it to also keep their treasures beside their dead bodies..if you travel to Egypt and go inside the pyramid you will find them

Answer 8

first if u read ur bible u will know that the hebrews (low life jews) built them! As they were slaves there around this time! Put two and two together baby! Then it was full with tumbs and i forget what else.

Answer 9

So that they would be remembered after they died (it certainly worked)

They also had a bit of a God complex.

Answer 10

They did'nt .They made the peasants build them.