Pyramids are distributed in Egypt and America. The pyramids are the tombs of ancient Egyptian kings. These rulers were called "pharaohs" in history. Ancient Egyptians' devout belief in God made them form a deep-rooted "concept of the afterlife" very early. They even think that "life is only a short stay, and after death it is a permanent enjoyment". Therefore, the Egyptians regarded the underworld as a continuation of earthly life. Influenced by this concept of the afterlife, the ancient Egyptians made sincere and confident preparations for their own death when they were alive. Every rich Egyptian should be busy preparing his grave and decorating it with all kinds of things in order to gain eternal life after death. As far as Pharaoh or aristocrat is concerned, he will spend several years, even decades, to build a mausoleum, and he will also order craftsmen to continue to engage in navigation, hunting, feasting, and the work that servants should do with the murals and wooden models of the mausoleum, so that he can live comfortably as before after his death.
The Pharaoh of Egypt built a mausoleum for himself before his death, and since then, there has been a wind of building pyramids in ancient Egypt. Because the pyramids originated in the ancient kingdom period, and the largest pyramids were built in this period, the ancient kingdom period of Egypt is also called the pyramid age. Why did the pharaohs of ancient Egypt build the mausoleum into the shape of a pyramid, which is the golden shape in Chinese characters?
It turns out that at the earliest time, the pharaohs in Egypt were prepared to use Mastaba as their permanent residence after death. Later, during the second and third dynasties, the ancient Egyptians came up with the idea that the king would become a god and his soul would ascend to heaven after his death.