2. Pyramids were used as tombs for the Pharaohs during the Old Kingdom. All pyramids are built on the west side of the Nile The sun sets in the west which the Egyptians associated with the realm of the dead.

3. Built by Djoser who was a third dynasty pharaoh In Saqquara Resembles earlier mastabas http://video.nationalgeo graphic.com/video/place s/countries- places/egypt/dahshur- pyramids/ http://video.nationalgeo graphic.com/video/place s/countries- places/egypt/dahshur- pyramids/

4. Pyramid at Meidum Originally cased in limestone to give it smooth sides.

5. Angle changes from 54 degrees to 43 degrees Using too much stone? Engineering crisis?

6. Third and final attempt Believed to be the first successful true pyramid

7. Sneferu’s son Khufu picked up where his father left off Built the largest pyramid now known as the Great Pyramid One of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World

8. http://w ww.youtu be.com/ watch?v= Ac_qGnP X8eI http://w ww.youtu be.com/ watch?v= Ac_qGnP X8eI Inside the Pyramid Inside the Pyramid

9. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWNf4-rVwME For many years thought to be slaves New discoveries in how they were cared for points to something else.