Which of the following religious beliefs of the Egyptians helps explain the construction of the pyramids?

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