(Honour and Fleming, "Ancient Egypt," page 65) The Egyptians believed greatly in Ra, or the sun God. ... (Class Notes September 18, 2003) The greatest of the pyramids were the Pyramids at Giza. ... (Gay Robins, "The Art of Ancient Egypt," Chapter 2, page 47) The people that were buried in these pyramids were people of great significance. ... The shape of the pyramids had a lot to do with the beliefs of the Egyptians and their desire to be as close to God or Ra as possible. ... (Honour and Fleming, "Ancient Egypt," page 68) The way in which the pyramids were constructed also points towards the...

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The Egyptian culture was and maybe still is one of the most fascinated and underestimated culture to have ever existed. ... The Egyptians were liberal and yet had admirable conviction and commitment to their religion and faith. ... The complexity and gradual elaboration of the Egyptian belief system has been explored by Egyptologists, thanks to surviving funerary artefacts and tombs from ancient Egyptian times. ... From the age that the Egyptians were able to save they began to prepare for their burial. They believed in the afterlife so strongly and to the actions it required of them to suc...

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The Egyptian culture was and maybe still is one of the most fascinated and underestimated culture to have ever existed. ... The Egyptians were liberal and yet had admirable conviction and commitment to their religion and faith. ... The complexity and gradual elaboration of the Egyptian belief system has been explored by Egyptologists, thanks to surviving funerary artefacts and tombs from ancient Egyptian times. ... From the age that the Egyptians were able to save they began to prepare for their burial. They believed in the afterlife so strongly and to the actions it required of them to suc...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate