Question

Which of the following religious beliefs of the Egyptians helps explain the construction of the pyramids?
(1 point)
Responses

They worshipped the sun; therefore they build pyramids pointing directly at the sun.
They worshipped the sun; therefore they build pyramids pointing directly at the sun.

They believed in an afterlife in which the preservation of the body was important.
They believed in an afterlife in which the preservation of the body was important.

They believed that the ka – a person’s soul – would escape after death unless confined to a dark chamber within a pyramid.
They believed that the ka – a person’s soul – would escape after death unless confined to a dark chamber within a pyramid.

They believed that the gods could reside only in the most magnificent of temples.

Answer 1

They believed in an afterlife in which the preservation of the body was important.

Explanation: Pyramids were built as monumental tombs to protect the mummified body and its grave goods so the deceased could live in the afterlife; they were not constructed primarily to “point at the sun” or to confine the ka in a dark chamber.