Review Of The Great Pyramids Of Giza

Literature Review
Today, the Great Pyramids of Giza are dubbed one of the Seven Wonders of the World. These monumental giants were built around 2670 BC by the ancient Egyptians and served as tombs for the Pharaohs Khufhu, Hemiunu and Imhotep. The largest Pyramid built by Pharaoh Khufhu is often referred to as “Cheops”. Building a pyramid and positioning it was heavily influenced by astronomy, mathematics and religion at the time, which were all closely interlinked with each other.
The ancient Egyptians had an extremely complex system of rituals, beliefs and gods. Egyptian society, religion and the power of the Pharaoh was based on the ancient concept of “Maat”. The concept of Maat was said to govern social, political and cosmic order within

It was thought that all gods and beings came from the constellation in the sky, Orion’s Belt. Orion was the ruler of all gods and the stars in the belt were said to be the brightest in the sky and were named Alnitak, Alnilam and Mintaka. The constellation was of key importance to the positioning of the Pyramids of Giza. Thus the Great Pyramids of Giza were built on the ground in accordance to mimic the stars of Orion’s Belt directly above them. Orion was the god of rebirth and death and theories state the pyramids, being tombs, were built in accordance to Orion’s Belt to help the Pharaohs be closer to Orion when they ascended into the heavens. It has been noted however, that with Orion’s Belt directly above the pyramids today, the stars and pyramids are slightly out of line. At first this was considered an error but it was later discovered if the constellation map of Orion’s Belt is traced back to approximately 2670 BC the stars and pyramids match up perfectly. Over time it is thought there have been slight shifts in the constellation. The fact that the pyramids were so accurately aligned indicates that there were great astronomers in the time of Ancient

The pyramid was a resting place for the Ka as well as a resting place for when the Pharaohs’ Ka came back to visit earth. When a death occurred, lengthily funeral sessions, magic spells and rituals were performed by priests. Gifts would be presented to the dead and offerings such as sacrificing a bull, was made to Pharaohs. It was thought the journey after death to the afterlife (or for a Pharaoh the journey into the skies) was long and treacherous and in order for the soul to succeed in the journey, instructions and directions ought to be written in the burial chamber or sarcophagus. For Pharaohs, pyramids had rooms filled with treasures and jewels, furniture and weapons that they may have needed to help them ascend to the gods