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Arts & Architecture Purpose of art, architecture, and technology:
The Egyptians also built magnificent temples, which they believed were the homes of the gods and goddesses. The temples were added to over the centuries so several architects helped to plan them. Because the pyramids were the burial places of kings, they were full of treasure. All the king’s riches and belongings were buried with him to keep him happy in the afterlife. Robbers tried to break into the pyramids to steal the treasure. So the architects tried to fool the robbers. Each pyramid had only one true entrance, but several other, false, entrances were made. The inside of the pyramid had lots of false doors and false passages which led to rooms filled with rubble or blank walls. The doors were built of granite and were almost impossible to move. Even if the robbers managed to open a door, they might find a blank wall behind it. Fun facts:
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