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Why did the Egyptians build the pyramids? Select the two correct answers.

(2 points)
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to organize government
to organize government

as tombs
as tombs

to compete with Kush
to compete with Kush

as monuments to gods
as monuments to gods
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The two correct answers for why the Egyptians built the pyramids are:

  1. as tombs
  2. as monuments to gods

The pyramids served primarily as elaborate burial sites for pharaohs and were also seen as a means to honor the gods and ensure a successful journey to the afterlife.