It was believed that the pyramids, by reflecting sunlight, connected the earth with the sky and the Pharaoh with Ra, the sun god. The Great Pyramid of Giza, built by Pharaoh Khufu between 2551 ...
This is where our history of Egypt begins, in the shadow of the Great Pyramid of Giza ... were believed to be gods. They lived amidst palaces and temples built to honor them and their deified ...