CAN SOMEONE SUMMARIZE THIS Pyramids were huge tombs built over 5,000 years ago. Egyptians built pyramids because they believed that the pharaoh
needed a place to start his journey to the afterlife. Only if he had what
he needed after he died, could he join the gods and help them
continue to protect Egypt. The pharaoh's job in the afterlife, as in his
life on earth, was to control the flooding of the Nile River. Therefore,
the pyramid contained wall paintings of food and servants that they
believed would come alive in the afterlife, as well as jewels and
clothes for the pharaoh to wear.