1. The pyramids are massive monuments built by Egyptians as tombs of mourning to the Pharaohs. The Great Pyramids near Cairo are known as the Gizza Pyramids.
2. (a) The Egyptians had the tradition of preserving the dead bodies using Natron salt;, a combination of sodium carbonate and sodium bicarbonate.
(b) The preservation process is called mummification.
(c) After 40 days when the salt absorbed all the moisture, the body was filled with sawdust and wrapped in strips of linen clothes and covered with fabric. The body was stored in a stone coffin called sarcophagus.
3. (a) The Egyptians believed in life after death.
(b) Egyptian practiced polytheism. They worshipped many Gods.
4. The Great sphinx of Giza is a massive limestone image of a lion with a human head. It is dated to the time of Pharaoh Khaffe. It is one of the largest sculptures of the world and measures seventy three metres in length and twenty metres in height.
