Why is the pyramid is the symbol of civilization of ancient Egypt

1, the pyramid period is also the period of development of Egyptian civilization, witnessed the rise and fall of the Egyptian honor and disgrace is the pharaoh's kingship concentrated period, reflecting the king's supremacy.

2, reflecting the transportation, artificial construction, construction technology, the crystallization of wisdom. Construction cultivated generations of talent, promoting the development of science and technology in ancient Egypt.

3, time-honored, about 5,000 years ago and standing, is Egypt's national treasure.

4, is also the ancient Egyptian burial customs evolved religious concepts of the product of the worship of the sun god Ra God, the prongs of the horn cone, as if the sun's rays.

Extended information:

< p>The pyramids are the tombs of the pharaohs of ancient Egypt. The first was built at the beginning of the Third Dynasty in Josel's "Pyramid of the Layers", and the largest was the pyramid of Pharaoh Khufu of the Fourth Dynasty. Construction ceased during the Second Intermediate Period, and the pyramid form was discontinued during the New Kingdom in favor of the rock tomb form.

Pyramids in Egypt and the Americas and other places are distributed, ancient Egypt, Upper Egypt, Middle Egypt and Lower Egypt, present-day Sudan and Egypt territory. The remains of about 80 pyramids are scattered along what is now the lower Nile River.?

Varying in size, the tallest of these is the Pyramid of Khufu, which is 146.5 meters high, with a base length of 230 meters,*** and is made of 2.3 million blocks of stone averaging 2.5 tons each, covering an area of 52,000 square meters. There is no adhesion between the blocks, and they are built by stacking and biting each other.

References:

Baidu Encyclopedia-Pyramids (Ancient Egyptian Pyramids)