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the pyramids were built predominantly in the old and middle kingdom periods, with the last of the pyramids being built by king Ahmose (the first ruler of the new kingdom period).
Many of the pyramids were built in the valley of the kings. West of the bank of the nile. West where the sun set.
The egyptians built there pyramids for there kings when they died. The kings built the pyramids in their life time and spent a lot of time working in their pyramid. Well the king didn't do the actual he had thousands of his people to do the actual work.
The pyramids were built to house the mummies of Egyptian pharaohs. The Egyptians believed that the pyramids would help the pharaohs move onto the next stage of life.
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