Question

The Great Pyramids were __________. commemorative monuments for pharaohs temples used by priests and priestesses residences for rulers and their households government and administration buildings

Answer 1

Answer:

Option: Commemorative monuments for pharaohs

Explanation:

The Great pyramids of Egypt considered being one of the wonders of the world. Pyramids served the purpose of tombs for Egyptian Pharaohs and  Queens during the old and middle kingdoms. The Egyptians regarded the pharaohs to be God Horus and believed that when the pharaoh dies, he would be united, with the sun. So, it became essential to build a structure, as a sacred place for the Pharaohs after his death.                              

Answer 2

Answer:

Commemorative monuments for pharaohs

Explanation:

The  pyramids are four sided structures, its base is rectangular and all the four sides slope upward and meet at a point. All the sides are triangular.  

People of various cultures have constructed pyramids throughout history but most famous pyramids are the one constructed 4,500 years ago in Egypt. Other pyramids are found in South america, central america and Mexico.  

The Egyptian pyramids are more impressive and massive than the ones found in Americas, they are the burial places for Pharaohs. The Egyptian pyramids had both the people and items for the pharaohs to have a good afterlife as they were the final resting places for pharaohs and left for the afterlife.