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Ancient Egyptians believed in ... . So they ... pyramids - houses for their dead pharaohs. They put food, clothes, beds, tables and chairs ... the pyramids. They also prepared the bodies of the dead pharaohs in a very ... way. These specially prepared bodies were ... mummies. Scientists find mummies in Egypt even today. Some of them are 5000 years old! There are many pyramids near the Nile River in ... . The largest and the most famous of all Egyptian pyramids is the Great Pyramid of Cheops. It stands on the west bank of the Nile, at Giza. It is one of the ... Wonders of the World. When it was built it was the ... building in the world. Cheops ruled Egypt about 5000 years ago, in the 27th century BC. He ... a very rich pharaoh. He had a lot of gold, colourful stones and beautiful ... . He liked parties and good food. He had 3 or 4 wives. Cheops began to build his pyramid ... he became a king. More than 100000 people built it and it took them 30 years to finish it. Many of them died because their work was very ... .