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ThekingsofancientEgyptplannedstrongtombs(坟墓)tokeeptheirbodiessafeafterdeathandtoholdtheirtreasures(财宝).TheGreatPyramidwasbuiltthousandsofyearsagoforakingcalledKhufu.ItstandsonthewestbankoftheNileRivernotfarfromCairo.InfactallthepyramidsalongtheNileareonitswestbank.TheancientEgyptianscomparedtherisingofthesuntothebeginningoflifeandthesettingofthesuntotheendoflife.Thisiswhytheirdeadbodieswereburied(埋葬)onthewestbankoftheNile.①ThepeopleofMexicoalsobuiltpyramids.Theydidnotbuildthepyramidsfortombs.Theyusedtobuildapyramidandthenatempleontopofit.ThepyramidsofMexicoarenotashighasthepyramidsofEgypt,buttheyarebig.Eachofthepyramidshasawidestairway(阶梯)thatgoesfromthebottomtothetop.②
MorepyramidswerebuiltintheAmericasthaninEgypt.About90pyramidsareknowntohavestoodinEgypt,whileseveralhundredsmallpyramidsarescattered(分散)acrossCentralandSouthAmerica.ThebiggestpyramidinMexicoisalmost2,000yearsold.Scientiststhinkittook10,000menmorethantenyearstobuildit.Onthetoptheybuiltatempleofthesun.ThetempleisnolongertherebutpeoplestillcalleditthePyramidoftheSun.Nearitisanotherhugepyramid,thePyramidoftheMoon.